NHTSA campaign 03E053000 · Equipment recall

WIX FILTERATION PRODUCTS DIVISION Recall 03E-053: WIX FILTERATION/FUEL FILTER LEAKS

NHTSA recall 03E053000 is an equipment recall reported by WIX FILTERATION PRODUCTS DIVISION on October 24, 2003, with 68,563 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chrysler Town And Country, Dodge Caravan, Dodge Grand Caravan and more for model years 1996–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03E053000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by WIX FILTERATION PRODUCTS DIVISION: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 03E053000 (also written 03E-053 or 03E053)
Filed by: WIX FILTERATION PRODUCTS DIVISION
Report received: October 24, 2003
Potentially affected: 68,563 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03E053000. 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.

Chrysler

Chrysler Town And Country
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Chrysler Voyager
- 2001, 2002, 2003

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Dodge

Dodge Caravan
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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Plymouth

Plymouth Voyager
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03E053000.

Defect description

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, MODELS WIX FILTER PART NUMBERS 33576, 33577, 33734; NAPA FILTER PART NUMBERS 3576, 3577, 3734; AND CARQUEST FILTER PART NUMBERS 86576, 86577, 86734 USED ON 1996-2000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, DODGE CARAVAN, AND PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VEHICLES, CAN CAUSE THE FUEL LINES TO LEAK.

Safety consequence

A POSSIBLE FIRE CAN OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Manufacturer remedy

WIX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. NOTE: THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. NOR ANY DAILMERCHRYSLER DEALERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WIX AT 704-864-6711.

Notes

THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, AND DODGE CARAVAN MINIVANSOR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.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 03E053000

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.