Fuel System, Other:delivery:fuel Pump
NHTSA recall 09E021000 · announced April 30, 2009 · American Motors · 2,790 units affected
The problem
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION IS RECALLING 2,790 MECHANICAL FUEL PUMPS, P/NO. M6737 SOLD UNDER CARTER AND NAPA BRANDS AND P/NO. 2M6737 SOLD UNDER ACCU-FLOW AND TRU-FLOW BRANDS SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2008 AND MARCH 2009 FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM ROD IN CERTAIN PRODUCTION RUNS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PUMP DIAPHRAGM RODS MAY CAUSE THE PUMP TO PRODUCE EXCESS PRESSURE.
The risk
EXCESS FUEL PUMP PRESSURE COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE.
What to do
FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 12, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 1-877-489-6659.
Notes
THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET NAPA, CARTER, ACCU-FLO, AND TRU-FLO FUEL PUMPS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER LLC. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1970 American Motors Ambassador
- 1971 American Motors Ambassador
- 1979 American Motors Concord
- 1980 American Motors Concord
- 1981 American Motors Concord
- 1982 American Motors Concord
- 1980 American Motors Eagle
- 1981 American Motors Eagle
- 1982 American Motors Eagle
- 1984 American Motors Eagle
- 1970 American Motors Gremlin
- 1971 American Motors Gremlin
- 1972 American Motors Gremlin
- 1973 American Motors Gremlin
- 1974 American Motors Gremlin
- 1975 American Motors Gremlin
- 1976 American Motors Gremlin
- 1977 American Motors Gremlin
- 1978 American Motors Gremlin
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.