- Vehicles
- 42,204
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Aug 2005
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 November 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and August 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Slime 1013-ABuilt January 2004 to August 2005
- Slime 1015-ABuilt January 2004 to August 2005
- Slime Tire Pressure IndicatorBuilt January 2004 to August 2005
What the defect is
Certain slime (accessories marketing, inc.) tire pressure indicator valve caps (pivc), p/nos. 1013-A and 1015-A, manufactured between january 2004 and august 2005 sold as aftermarket equipment through autozone. The defective pivcs can allow air to escape from the tire, resulting in a loss of tire pressure.
What could happen
Should this occur while the vehicle is in use, the driver could lose control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to August 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 2005
- Owners notified2 November 2005
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 23 November 2005.
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
Customers should return the defective pivcs to autozone or contact slime at 1-888-45-SLIME (888-457-5463) for a full refund.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ACCESSORIES MARKETING, 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
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.