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title: "PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID - Recall 24E101000 — NHTSA record 258818 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Prestone Products LLC (Prestone) is recalling certain 1-gallon bottles of Prestone DOT 3 Brake Fluid, part number AS402 with date code 2PW24226 manufactured on"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-258818-prestone-dot-3-brake-fluid-recall-24e101000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID - Recall 24E101000 — NHTSA record 258818

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Dec 4, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID - Recall 24E101000
- **Reason**: Prestone Products LLC (Prestone) is recalling certain 1-gallon bottles of Prestone DOT 3 Brake Fluid, part number AS402 with date code 2PW24226 manufactured on August 13, 2024. The brake fluid bottles may contain power steering fluid. Accidentally using power steering fluid as brake fluid can result in reduced braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Prestone Products LLC
- **Quantity**: 320
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 258818

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24E101000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Dec 4, 2024
- **Record created**: Dec 5, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Prestone will provide a refund, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 16, 2024. Owners may contact Prestone's customer service at 1-888-269-0750.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24E101000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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