PUROLATOR Recalls

May 18, 2010 – UFI FILTERS USA IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM MARCH 11 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2010, FOR USE ON VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Mar 06, 2008 – INTERCONTINENTAL AUTO PARTS IS RECALLING 1,937 FUEL FILTERS, P/NOS ALG 44/1 AND PUROLATOR F10024, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 14 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FILTER'S OUTLET CAP MAY NOT BE SECURELY CRIMPED TO THE HOUSING. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SEPARATION OF FILTER'S OUTLET CAP FROM THE HOUSING.

Jun 13, 2006 – CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

Nov 03, 2004 – ARVINMERITOR LIGHT VEHICLE AFTERMARKET PUROLATOR FUEL FILTERS P/NOS F55493, F65501, AND F65502 MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2003. THESE FILTERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN 1999-2002 JEEP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V8 4.7L AND 6 CYLINDER 4.0L ENGINES AND 2002 JEEP VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V8 4.7FI HO (VIN J) ENGINES. THE SUSPECT FUEL FILTERS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH REGULATING VALVES THAT HAVE INCORRECT SPRING PRESSURE. VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ONE OF THESE FUEL FILTERS MAY EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE (I.E., ENGINE WILL NOT START); ENGINE MISFIRE; ENGINE STALL; AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP.

Sep 26, 2003 – AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 17, 2002, AND JANUARY 20, 2003, SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES LISTED ABOVE. THE FILTER MAY EXPERIENCE MALFUNCTION OF THE QUICK CONNECTOR EITHER BLOCKING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE OR CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. NOR ANY DAILMERCHRYSLER DEALERS.

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.

Jun 04, 1993 – THE FUEL FILTERS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INCORRECT THREADED FITTING. THE INCORRECT FITTING IS SIMILIAR ENOUGH IN SIZE THAT THE FUEL FILTER MAY APPEAR TO BE CORRECTLY THREADED ONTO THE FUEL LINE.

Feb 08, 1983 – LABELLING OF THE FUEL FILTER IS INCORRECT AND RESULTS IN MISAPPLICATION OF THE AFTERMARKET PART. PUROLATOR FCG-4 FUEL FILTER IS ERRONEOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR HONDA VEHICLES, MODEL YEARS 1979 AND LATER ON THE PACKAGE, MASTER CATALOGUE, AND APPLICATION CHART. THIS FILTER DOES NOT PROPERLY FIT THE VEHICLE HOSES.