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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16E016 cover?
- Carquest Dot5 Silicone Brake Fluid.
- What is wrong with them?
- American Grease Stick Company (AGS) is recalling certain bottles of Carquest DOT5 Silicone Brake Fluid manufactured October 9, 2013, to September 15, 2015.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- 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.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. AGS notified all of the known affected purchasers under the previous campaign of 15V-093. Bottles will be returned and relabeled with the correct label, free of charge. Owners may contact AGS customer service at 1-800-253-0403. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-093.
- 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: “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.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16E016 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | American Grease Stick Company |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Fluid |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 March 2016 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | CARQUEST DOT5 SILICONE BRAKE FLUID |
What the notice says today
The consequence
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.
The remedy
AGS notified all of the known affected purchasers under the previous campaign of 15V-093. Bottles will be returned and relabeled with the correct label, free of charge. Owners may contact AGS customer service at 1-800-253-0403. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-093.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16E016, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e016/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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