NHTSA campaign 03E001000 · Equipment recall

OTD, INC. Recall 03E-001: FUEL PUMP

NHTSA recall 03E001000 is an equipment recall reported by OTD, INC. on January 8, 2003, with 979 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jeep Grand Cherokee for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 8, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by OTD, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 03E001000 (also written 03E-001 or 03E001)
Filed by: OTD, INC.
Report received: January 8, 2003
Potentially affected: 979 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified: February 8, 2003
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03E001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Jeep

Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1995, 1996

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03E001000.

Defect description

NAPA AND CARTER REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS MANUFACTURED BY OTD, INC., AND DISTRIBUTED BY FEDERAL MOGAL, MAY HAVE AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CHECK VALVE. THE PART NUMBERS OF THESE PUMPS ARE P74697M AND P74708M. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 15 AND 27, 2002. THEY ARE FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY ON MODEL YEAR (MY)1995 AND 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES. THIS RECALL DOES NOT INVOLVE THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS.

Safety consequence

THE PRESSURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM MAY EXCEED THE LIMITS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, POSSIBLY CREATING A FUEL LEAK AND RISK OF FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

IF YOU PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP FOR YOUR MY 1995 OR 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AFTER JULY 15, 2002, AND ARE NOT SURE WHETHER THE FUEL PUMP IS ONE OF THOSES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL, YOU SHOULD CONTACT FEDERAL MOGAL AT 1-800-560-1400 TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET NAPA AND CARTER FUEL PUMPS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECALL, YOU MAY CALL FEDERAL MOGAL AT 1-800-560-1400 OR OTD AT (973) 772-2929.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03E001000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.