Recall 11E001000: Equipment

NHTSA recall 11E001000 · announced January 12, 2011 · Baldwin Filters · 14,000 units affected

The problem

BALDWIN FILERS IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET OIL FILTERS, PART NUMBER P7405, PRODUCED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 AND NOVEMBER 2010, DESIGNED FOR USE IN LARGE TRUCKS AND OTHER LARGE VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY FOR USE IN TWO ENGINE MODELS MANUFACTURED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION (ENGINE MODELS DD13 AND DD15). IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MEDIA IN THE OIL FILTER FAILS, CAUSING AN ADHESIVE BEAD TO POTENTIALLY TRAVEL INTO THE OIL STREAM AND BLOCK THE FLOW OF OIL.

The risk

THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND/OR THE CAUSING THE CRANK SHAFT TO FAIL. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

What to do

BALDWIN FILTERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE P7405 FILTER WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FILTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BALDWIN FILTERS SERVICE ENGINEERING AT 1-800-822-5394 EXT. 79729.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

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> .

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.