- Vehicles
- 17,740
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 March 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Baldwin BF1100
- Baldwin BF1179
- Baldwin Fuel Filter
- Hastings Fuel Filter
- Hastings GF242
- Hastings GF288
What the defect is
Equipment description: fuel filters for use as replacement equipment in certain chevrolet, daimlerchrysler, daihatsu, dodge, eagle, geo, hyundai, lex US, mitsubishi, plymouth, suzuki, and toyota passenger vehicles. Part nos. BF1100 and BF1179 fuel filters sold by baldwin and certain GF242 and GF288 fuel filters sold by hastings. These fuel filters were purchased from maddocks between september 20, 1999, and september 11, 2000, and can be easily identified because of the label affixed to them, which indicates the flow direction of fuel and states "made in canada." gasoline can leak through the seam of the filter.
What could happen
In the presence of an ignition source, a possible fire can occur in the engine compartment.
What gets fixed
BALDWIN AND HASTINGS WILL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO RETRIEVE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTERS AT NO CHARGE TO THE COSTUMER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 16, 2001. OWNERS WHO RETURN THESE FILTERS AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BALDWIN AT (800) 822-5394 OR HASTINGS AT (800) 887-8836.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 March 2001
- Owners notified16 March 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 March 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CLARCOR, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.