- Vehicles
- 32,000,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 February 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Pennzoil BIG Wheel FIX A Flat
- Pennzoil FIX A Flat
- Pennzoil Super FIX A Flat
What the defect is
Equipment description: fix-a-flat tire inflator products produced, distributed and sold since april 1994. The products involved are fix-a-flat cone top (S457, 12 oz.); fix-a-flat (S455, 16OZ.); super fix-a-flat (S277, 20 oz.); and big wheel fix-a-flat (S278, 26OZ.). The possibility exists that automotive tires can explode when subjected to extreme heat by welding on, or applying a flame to, the wheel rim with the tire still on the rim after using this product.
What could happen
Personal injury could occur.
What gets fixed
CONSUMERS ARE TO RETURN THE OLD PRODUCTS AND RECEIVE REFORMULATED PRODUCTS.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 March 1999
- Owners notified18 February 1999
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 23 March 1999.
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
- PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY
- 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
Owner notification began february 18, 1999.OWNERS who return these products and do not receive the free reformulated product within a reasonable time should contact pennzoil-quaker state at 1-800-532-5000.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.