Wix Filteration Products Division: Fuel System, Gasoline
Wix Filteration Products Division reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 24, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 68,563. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
A POSSIBLE FIRE CAN OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
The remedy
WIX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. NOTE: THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. NOR ANY DAILMERCHRYSLER DEALERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WIX AT 704-864-6711.
31 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Chrysler Town And Country | 167 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 Dodge Caravan | 65 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan | 116 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 Chrysler Town And Country | 245 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 2003 Chrysler Voyager | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Dodge Caravan | 195 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan | 219 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2002 Chrysler Town And Country | 404 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| 2002 Chrysler Voyager | 89 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 Dodge Caravan | 245 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan | 290 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| 2001 Chrysler Town And Country | 462 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2001 Chrysler Voyager | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 Dodge Caravan | 257 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan | 298 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2000 Chrysler Town And Country | 306 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 2000 Dodge Caravan | 470 | 13 | 5 | 65 |
| 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan | 442 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| 2000 Plymouth Voyager | 168 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 1999 Chrysler Town And Country | 362 | 9 | 28 | 18 |
| 1999 Dodge Caravan | 555 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 1999 Plymouth Voyager | 273 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 1998 Chrysler Town And Country | 296 | 10 | 20 | 12 |
| 1998 Dodge Caravan | 629 | 14 | 23 | 45 |
| 1998 Plymouth Voyager | 323 | 11 | 12 | 18 |
| 1997 Chrysler Town And Country | 388 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 1997 Dodge Caravan | 714 | 15 | 37 | 44 |
| 1997 Plymouth Voyager | 346 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
| 1996 Chrysler Town And Country | 938 | 12 | 52 | 33 |
| 1996 Dodge Caravan | 1,403 | 18 | 47 | 57 |
| 1996 Plymouth Voyager | 756 | 15 | 30 | 35 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03E053000.
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