{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Prestone recall 24E101: Prestone Dot 3 Brake Fluid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24e101/",
  "summary": "Recall 24E101 (Prestone): Accidentally using power steering fluid as brake fluid can result in reduced braking performance and increase the risk of a cr...",
  "excerpt": "Prestone Dot 3 Brake Fluid, model year 9999. Filed by Prestone Products LLC and reported to NHTSA on 4 December 2024. 320 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. 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: “Accidentally using power steering fluid as brake fluid can result in reduced braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.” 24E101 Prestone Products LLC Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid 4 December 2024 9999-9999 PRESTONE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID Accidentally using power steering fluid as brake fluid can result in reduced braking performance and increase the risk of a crash. 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. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text ha",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:47:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Prestone recall 24E101: Prestone Dot 3 Brake Fluid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24e101/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}