- Vehicles
- 71,085
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 September 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.
- Castrol 26055-Atcs
- Castrol 26055-Btea
- Castrol AC Recharge KIT
What the defect is
Equipment description: air conditioning recharge kit for R-134A freon. The 9.5 oz. Containers can rupture unexpectedly when left in a vehicle in summer conditions where the interior temperature may exceed 130 degrees fahrenheit.
What could happen
This container failure can cause physical damage to the interior of a vehicle.
What gets fixed
OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED NOT TO USE THIS PRODUCT AND TO RETURN IT FOR A FULL REFUND PLUS 10% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 September 1999
- Owners notified10 September 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 8 September 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
- CASTROL INDUSTRIAL NA 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
Owner notification began september 10, 1999. Owners should contact castrol industrial north america at 1-800-636-5823 for a refund of this product.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.