9999 PENNZOIL SUPER FIX A FLAT Recall

Campaign:

99E007000 on 03/22/1999

Component:

Tires

Affected:

32,000,000

Defect:

Equipment description: fix-a-flat tire inflator products produced, distributed and sold since april 1994. the products involved are fix-a-flat cone top (s457, 12 oz.); fix-a-flat (s455, 16oz.); super fix-a-flat (s277, 20 oz.); and big wheel fix-a-flat (s278, 26oz.). the possibility exists that automotive tires can explode when subjected to extreme heat by welding on, or applying a flame to, the wheel rim with the tire still on the rim after using this product.

Consequence:

Personal injury could occur.

Correction:

Consumers are to return the old products and receive reformulated products.

Notes:

Owner notification began february 18, 1999.owners who return these products and do not receive the free reformulated product within a reasonable time should contact pennzoil-quaker state at 1-800-532-5000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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