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PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID - Recall 24E101000 — NHTSA record 258818
Published notice; closure not supplied
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Source date Dec 4, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
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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
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. |
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Distribution
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Dates in the source
- Report received
- Dec 4, 2024
- Record created
- Dec 5, 2024
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