Airtex Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Pump

Airtex is recalling about 3,914 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If the replacement fuel pumps begin to leak fluid in the presence of an ignition source, it will increase the risk of a vehicle fire.

Campaign
14E037000
Manufacturer
UCI-FRAM Group
Reported
10 July 2014
Vehicles
3,914
Built between
Dec 2013 – Jun 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 September 2014
Repaired
8%
Unrepaired
3,607

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2013 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Airtex E84070Built December 2013 to June 2014

Repair progress

3,607 of 3,914 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.

8% repaired — 307 of 3,914 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

UCI-Fram Group is recalling certain model E84070 replacement fuel pumps marketed and sold by Airtex Products, LLP. The pumps were shipped from December 11, 2013 to June 20, 2014. The affected replacement fuel pumps may begin to leak fluid caused by a poor seal around an electrical connection.

What could happen

If the replacement fuel pumps begin to leak fluid in the presence of an ignition source, it will increase the risk of a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

Airtex will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Airtex E84070 fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall campaign is expected to begin in September 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2013 to June 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 July 2014
  3. Owners notified5 September 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 8% repaired

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 10 July 2014.

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 may contact UCI customer service at 1-800-880-3056.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
UCI-FRAM Group
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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