A.l. Solutions Fuel System, Other: Fuel Filter

A.l. Solutions is recalling about 41,784 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. A diesel fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine components can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
17E077000
Manufacturer
A.L. Solutions US
Reported
19 December 2017
Vehicles
41,784
Built between
Jul 2016 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 February 2018
Repaired
59%
Unrepaired
17,037

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2016 and November 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • A.l. Solutions Diesel Fuel FilterBuilt July 2016 to November 2017

Repair progress

17,037 of 41,784 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.

59% repaired — 24,627 of 41,784 reported

Scrapped or exported
120

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

A.L. Solutions US (A.L. Solutions) is recalling certain after market diesel fuel filters, part number ALG-7554. The cap's thread design on these filters may not match the thread design of the housing, causing the filter to be sealed improperly and possibly causing a fuel leak.

What could happen

A diesel fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine components can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

A.L. Solutions will notify its customers, and those companies will conduct recalls and notify the customers that purchased the filters, offering a refund or a replacement fuel filter, free of charge. The recall began on February 17, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2016 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 December 2017
  3. Owners notified17 February 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 59% 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 19 December 2017.

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 A.L. Solutions customer service at 1-201-825-4235.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N/A
Recalling manufacturer
A.L. Solutions US
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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