- Vehicles
- 5,594
- Built between
- Mar 2003 – Aug 2003
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 November 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2003 and August 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Purolator F55493Built March 2003 to August 2003
- Purolator F65501Built March 2003 to August 2003
- Purolator F65502Built March 2003 to August 2003
What the defect is
Arvinmeritor light vehicle aftermarket purolator fuel filters p/nos F55493, F65501, and F65502 manufactured from march 1 through august 31, 2003. These filters are available for use in 1999-2002 jeep vehicles equipped with V8 4.7L and 6 cylinder 4.0L engines and 2002 jeep vehicles equipped with V8 4.7FI ho (VIN j) engines. The suspect fuel filters were manufactured with regulating valves that have incorrect spring pressure. Vehicle equipped with one of these fuel filters may experience immediate engine failure (i.e., engine will not start); engine misfire; engine stall; and/or damage to the fuel pump.
What could happen
Engine failure could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
ARVINMERITOR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET PUROLATOR FUEL FILTERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON JEEP VEHICLES BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2003 to August 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 November 2004
- Owners notified17 November 2004
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 3 November 2004.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact arvinmeritor lva customer service at 1-800-848-3783.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ARVINMERITOR, 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, customers can 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.