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Auto Meter (SAFETY RECALL NOTICE)

Old Jul 1, 2003 | 08:52 AM
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Default Auto Meter (SAFETY RECALL NOTICE)

"SHORT-SWEEP" FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SENDER

Auto Meter Products, Inc. of Sycamore, Illinois is issuing a product recall for the automotive gauge/instrument commonly known as the "Electronic Short Sweep Fuel Pressure Gauge" (See Model Numbers Below). Auto Meter Products, Inc. has determined a pattern of failure resulting from an sender unit defect in these gauges. In keeping with Auto Meter’s long standing Product Warranty program, a recall of all electronic "short-sweep" fuel pressure gauges and their respective sender is now necessary.

*Short sweep* - Guages needle moves from left to right (not in a 360).

THE GAUGES/SENDER SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL ARE MODEL NO’S.:

GAUGES #: Auto Meter Product Numbers
2659
3309
3509
4309
4409
5709

Jackson Racing Product Numbers
971-165
Electric 0-100psi Short Sweep (90deg.) Electric Fuel
Pressure Gauge & Sending Unit Model year 2001-2002

REPLACEMENT
SENDER #: 2248


If you have purchased this fuel pressure gauge and installed it in your vehicle, we recommend that you REMOVE THE SENDER AND GAUGE AND STOP USING THEM IMMEDIATELY.

The Auto Meter Engineers are working diligently to resolve all performance questions regarding these gauges with the intent to provide replacement technology in the near future. Until that time we ask all customers to allow Auto Meter to continue to provide the finest quality high performance instrument in spite of an occasional circumstance such as this.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:

Auto Meter Products, Inc.
Customer Service
413 W. Elm St.
Tel. # (815) 895-8141
Sycamore, IL 60178
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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Are they going to send people new ones or what?? They don't seem to ready to make it right by the people who got bad ones.
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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 04:23 AM
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They didn't give me any problems. I just sent them the one on recall and they sent me a new one.

They are still replacing the bad (on recall) ones.

If you already know about....great. I don't think that everyone does.
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