NAPA Recalls

Mar 28, 2008 – AFFINIA IS RECALLING 5,700 AFTERMARKET CHASSIS TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 28, 2006 THROUGH MARCH 17, 2008, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 1998 AND 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 AND 3500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE DUST SEAL SUPPLIED WITH THE CHASSIS TIE RODS WERE MANUFACTURED TO THE WRONG SPECIFICATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE DUST SEAL MAY PREVENT THE BALL STUD OF THE CHASSIS TIE ROD FROM PROPERLY SEATING INTO THE TAPER OF THE VEHICLE STEERING KNUCKLE DURING AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION.

Aug 27, 2007 – CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF CARTER, ACCUFLOW, NAPA, TRUFLOW, PARTS DEPO, AND PARTS MASTER, SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2006 AND JULY 2007 FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM IN CERTAIN PRODUCTION RUNS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR INADEQUATELY TESTED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK.

Jan 23, 2006 – CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA AND CARTER, P/NOS. P75040M AND P75043M. THESE PUMPS WERE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 31, 2005, AND JANUARY 11, 2006, AND SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 1997-2001 JEEP CHEROKEE AND GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED PUMPS CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS GROMMET THAT COULD DEGRADE OVER TIME AND ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK.

Jan 03, 2006 – CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS, P/N M847, SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA AND CARTER FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL PUMPS WERE SHIPPED BETWEEN MAY 1 AND DECEMBER 20, 2005. THESE FUEL PUMPS CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE VALVE HOUSING THAT COULD ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK.

Oct 05, 2005 – CERTAIN SPX FILTRAN FUEL FILTERS WITH A 45-DEGREE ANGLE INLET TUBE, MODEL 800F350-S1, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT FILTERS FOR 1993-1997 FORD PROBE,1993-2001 MAZDA 626 AND MX-6, AND 1983-1994 LOYAL, 3-DOOR COUPE, HATCHBACK, SEDAN, WAGON, BRAT, DL, GL, GL-10, RX, XT, AND XT6 PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH EFI OR TURBO ENGINES. THESE FILTERS ARE PACKAGED AS WIX, NAPA, AND CARQUEST BRAND FUEL FILTERS. CERTAIN SPX FILTRAN FUEL FILTERS WITH A 90-DEGREE ANGLE INLET TUBE, MODEL 800F300-S2, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT FILTERS FOR 19983-1994 SUBARU VEHICLES WITH EFI OR TURBO ENGINES. THESE FILTERS ARE PACKAGED AS WIX, NAPA, AND CARQUEST BRAND FUEL FILTERS. FUEL MAY LEAK FROM THE FILTER DUE TO NON-CONFORMING BRAZING WELDS WHERE THE INLET TUBE IS CONNECTED TO THE FILTER CAN.

Dec 01, 2004 – CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ON NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS PACKAGED AS EITHER CARTER FUEL DELIVERY PRODUCTS, CARTER ACCUFLOW, NAPA FUEL PUMPS, OR NAPA TRUFLOW. THE PART NUMBERS ARE M6984, M6978, M6959, M6737, M6626, M6624, M6588, M6505, M60519, M60405, M60404, M60335, M60036, M4503, 2M4503, 2M6984, 2M6978, 2M6959, 2M6737, 2M6588, 2M60036, 2M60519, 2M60405, 2M60404, 2M60335. THE LACK OF PROPER THREAD DEPTH IN THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP'S FLARED FITTING WILL CAUSE IMPROPER SEAL AND THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FITTING.

Oct 24, 2003 – CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, MODELS WIX FILTER PART NUMBERS 33576, 33577, 33734; NAPA FILTER PART NUMBERS 3576, 3577, 3734; AND CARQUEST FILTER PART NUMBERS 86576, 86577, 86734 USED ON 1996-2000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, DODGE CARAVAN, AND PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VEHICLES, CAN CAUSE THE FUEL LINES TO LEAK.

Jan 08, 2003 – NAPA AND CARTER REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS MANUFACTURED BY OTD, INC., AND DISTRIBUTED BY FEDERAL MOGAL, MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CHECK VALVE. THE PART NUMBERS OF THESE PUMPS ARE P74697M AND P74708M. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 15 AND 27, 2002. THEY ARE FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY ON MODEL YEAR (MY)1995 AND 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THIS RECALL DOES NOT INVOLVE THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS.

Oct 01, 2002 – PUROLATOR PRO~FUEL AND NAPA BRAND IN-LINE FUEL REGULATORS SHIPPED BY ARVINMERITOR FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2001, THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2002. THE ELASTOMER USED FOR A DIAPHRAGM IN THE SUSPECT REGULATOR IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUELS.

Oct 22, 2001 – EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: PUROLATOR PRO~FUEL BRAND AND NAPA IN-LINE FUEL FILTERS SHIPPED BY ARVINMERITOR FROM JUNE 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2001. SUSPECT FILTERS ARE IDENTIFIED BY PUROLATOR PART NOS., 804, 805, AND 806, AND NAPA PART NOS., 624804, 624805, AND 624806 WITH EIGHT-CHARACTER DATE CODESTHAT BEGIN WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING COMBINATIONS: SO6M14, SO6M15, SO6M18, SO6M19, SO6M20, SO6M21, SO6M22, SO6M25, SO6M26, SO6M27, SO6M28, SO6M29, SO6M30, SO7M02, SO7M03, SO7M05, SO7M06, SO7M07, SO7M09, SO7M10, SO7M11, SO7M12, SO7M13, SO7M16, SO7M17, SO7M18, SO7M19, SO7M20, SO7M21, SO7M23, SO7M24, SO7M25, SO7M26, SO7M27, SO7M30, SO7M31, SO8M01, SO8M02, SO8M06, SO8M07, SO8M08, SO8M09, SO8M10, SO8M13, SO8M14, SO8M15, SO8M16, SO8M17, SO8M20, SO8M21, SO8M22, SO8M23, SO8M27, SO8M28, SO8M29, SO8M30, SO9M04, SO9M05, SO9M06, SO9M07, SO9M08, SO9M09, SO9M10, SO9M11, SO9M12, SO9M13, SO9M17, SO9M18, SO9M19. THE POLYMER USED FOR THE HOUSING IN THE SUSPECT FILTERS MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH XYLENE, TOULENE, MEK, ETHANOL AND OTHER CHEMICALS SOMETIMES FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEMS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUCH CHEMICALS CAN RESULT IN THE DEGRADATION OF THE POLYMER WHICH, IN TURN, WEAKENS THE FILTER HOUSING.