Spectre Fuel System, Gasoline: Storage

Spectre is recalling about 20,000 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Leaking gasoline can result in a fire when exposed to asource of ignition.

Campaign
93E027000
Manufacturer
SPECTRE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
20 August 1993
Vehicles
20,000
Built between
Apr 1993 – Jun 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 August 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1993 and June 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Spectre Fuel FilterBuilt April 1993 to June 1993

What the defect is

Under certain heat conditions, the clear plastic barrel of the filter can deform slightly and allow gasoline to leak.

What could happen

Leaking gasoline can result in a fire when exposed to asource of ignition.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER WITH A FILTER WHICH HAS A GLASS BARREL.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1993 to June 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 August 1993
  3. Owners notified20 August 1993

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 20 August 1993.

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
SPECTRE INDUSTRIES, 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

System: fuel; filter.equipment description: gasoline fuel filter, part no 2368.NOTE: these fuel filters were only sold to autozone, inc., a parts distributorin memphis, tennessee.

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