- Vehicles
- 5
- Built between
- Feb 2018 – Mar 2020
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 20 April 2020
- Repaired
- 80%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2018 and March 2020. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Winkelmann Flowform CNG CylinderBuilt February 2018 to March 2020
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2020.
80% repaired — 4 of 5 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
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
Winkelmann Flowform Technology LP (WFT) is recalling certain 327 liter compressed natural gas cylinders, part number CNG-327L-2560N. The font size of the cylinder labels may be too small and may be missing the type 3 designation, which will prevent the cylinders from passing inspection. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 304, "Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity."
What could happen
If the cylinders cannot be inspected or pass inspection, the cylinders can fail and increase the risk of a fire or injury.
What gets fixed
WFT will notify owners, and provide replacement cylinder labels, free of charge. The recall began on April 20, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2018 to March 2020
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 April 2020
- Owners notified20 April 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 80% 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 April 2020.
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 WFT customer service at 1-334-758-6400.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Winkelmann Flowform Technology LP
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 304
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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.