{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Carquest recall 16E016: Carquest Dot5 Silicone Brake Fluid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e016/",
  "summary": "Recall 16E016 (Carquest): If a customer were confused by the label, they might use the wrong brake fluid, which could result in decreased braking performance...",
  "excerpt": "Carquest Dot5 Silicone Brake Fluid, model year 9999. Filed by American Grease Stick Company and reported to NHTSA on 1 March 2016. 12,638 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says American Grease Stick Company (AGS) is recalling certain bottles of Carquest DOT5 Silicone Brake Fluid manufactured October 9, 2013, to September 15, 2015. The affected bottles may not clearly show the minimum wet equilibrium reflux boiling point (ERPB) rating, and may not contain the words \"Motor Vehicle\" on the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If a customer were confused by the label, they might use the wrong brake fluid, which could result in decreased braking performance and thereby increase the risk of a crash.” 16E016 American Grease Stick Company Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid 1 March 2016 9999-9999 CARQUEST DOT5 SILICONE BRAKE FLUID If a customer were confused by the label, they might use the wrong brake fluid, which could result in decreased braking performance and thereby increase the risk of a crash. AGS notified all of the known affected purchasers under the previous campaign of 15V-093. Bottles will b",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:59:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T09:03:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Carquest recall 16E016: Carquest Dot5 Silicone Brake Fluid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e016/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}