- Vehicles
- 1,724
- Built between
- Oct 1994 – Nov 1994
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 November 1994
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1994 and November 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Big A Gasoline FilterBuilt October 1994 to November 1994
- Carquest Gasoline FilterBuilt October 1994 to November 1994
- Napa Gasoline FilterBuilt October 1994 to November 1994
- WIX Gasoline FilterBuilt October 1994 to November 1994
What the defect is
The gasoline filters cannot be screwed in more than one to one and a half turns causing the filter not to seal properly with the fuel line.
What could happen
This can result in gasoline leakage and a possiblevehicle fire.
What gets fixed
GASOLINE FILTERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW FILTERS CONTAINING THE CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED THREADS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1994 to November 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 November 1994
- Owners notified10 November 1994
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 11 November 1994.
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
- WIX 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
System: fuel; fuel system; filter.equipment description: aftermarket gasoline filters; make/models:wix model 33093, napa model 3093, big a model 95093, and carquest model 86093.ALL filters have "fl" stamped on the outlet end and are intended for 1982-1985CADILLAC deville, eldorado, fleetwood and seville models.note: if the equipment is not replaced free of charge within a reasonable timeor the replacement does not correct the defect, please contact wix AT1-704-864-6711. Also, contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.THE wix corporation is conducting this recall campaign. These filters were soldover-the-counter as replacement parts and are used on the makes and modelslisted.
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.