Ate Super Blue Racing Dot 4, model year 9999. Filed by Continental Aftermarket GmbH and reported to NHTSA on 16 August 2013. 488,144 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Continental Aftermarket GmbH (Continental) is recalling certain ATE Super Blue Racing DOT 4 Brake Fluid, for use as aftermarket replacement brake fluid. Each type of brake fluid has a color requirement to assist in proper type identification. The affected brake fluid is blue in color, not in the range of colorless to …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E044 cover?
- Ate Super Blue Racing Dot 4.
- What is wrong with them?
- Continental Aftermarket GmbH (Continental) is recalling certain ATE Super Blue Racing DOT 4 Brake Fluid, for use as aftermarket replacement brake fluid. Each type of brake fluid has a color requirement to assist in proper type identification.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Noncompliant brake fluid color may lead to mixing of an incompatible fluid in the braking system. If an incompatible fluid is put into a motor vehicle brake system, it could lead to brake damage or brake failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Continental will notify distributors and will offer to repurchase all of the units in possession of distributors, retailers, and consumers. The recall began during August 2013. Customers may contact Continental by phone at 1-800-265-1818 or by email at techsupport-us@vdo.com.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “Noncompliant brake fluid color may lead to mixing of an incompatible fluid in the braking system. If an incompatible fluid is put into a motor vehicle brake system, it could lead to brake damage or brake failure, increasing the risk of a cr…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E044 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Continental Aftermarket GmbH |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 August 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | ATE SUPER BLUE RACING DOT 4 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Noncompliant brake fluid color may lead to mixing of an incompatible fluid in the braking system. If an incompatible fluid is put into a motor vehicle brake system, it could lead to brake damage or brake failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Continental will notify distributors and will offer to repurchase all of the units in possession of distributors, retailers, and consumers. The recall began during August 2013. Customers may contact Continental by phone at 1-800-265-1818 or by email at techsupport-us@vdo.com.
What it said before
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This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E044, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e044/
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