Carter Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump

Carter is recalling about 775 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

Campaign
06E001000
Manufacturer
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
Reported
3 January 2006
Vehicles
775
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 January 2006
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.

  • Carter Fuel Pump
  • Napa Fuel Pump

What the defect is

Certain federal-mogul mechanical fuel pumps, p/n M847, sold under the brand names of napa and carter for use as replacement equipment on various passenger vehicles. The fuel pumps were shipped between may 1 and december 20, 2005. These fuel pumps contain a defective valve housing that could allow fuel to leak.

What could happen

Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 13, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA3 January 2006
  2. Owners notified13 January 2006

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 January 2006.

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
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
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.

Same component

Same brand