Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › mechanical. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment › Mechanical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. A CRACK COULD DEVELOP IN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING ADJACENT TO THE WELD WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKS.
Risk. THE FUEL FILTER IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT;FUEL LEAKS CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy. REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTERS.
I AM CHOOSING TO STAY ANONYMOUS FOR FEAR OF RETRIBUTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION IS A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE UNION, MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY AGS COMPANY AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS, 2651 HOYT ST., MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. THE PRODUCT, PART NUMBER BLU-3 IS A STEEL UNION USED TO JOIN (2) 3/16" BRAKE LINES WITH INVERTED FLARE SEATS. IT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN THE AFTERMARKET AS WELL AS USED IN A VARIETY OF KITS THAT THEY SELL. THE INTERNAL THREADS ARE MALFORMED AND NOT TRUE TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE FITTING. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT AREA THAT BISECTS THE FITTING IS NOT CENTERED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THESE TWO NON-CONFORMING ISSUES COULD LEAD TO THE FITTING LEAKING OR WORSE DETACHING IN USE, LEADING TO A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE.*DT *TR
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Mar 10, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.