Hale Portable Yanmar Pump, model year 9999. Filed by Hale Products Inc and reported to NHTSA on 6 April 2016. 177 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Hale Products Inc. (Hale) is recalling certain Portable Pumps powered with Yanmar 9 horsepower diesel engines, manufactured March 1, 2007, to December 11, 2015. These pumps may incorrectly identify the warning light on the dash panel to warn of low oil pressure when the warning light actually warns of low battery …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16E029 cover?
- Hale Portable Yanmar Pump.
- What is wrong with them?
- Hale Products Inc. (Hale) is recalling certain Portable Pumps powered with Yanmar 9 horsepower diesel engines, manufactured March 1, 2007, to December 11, 2015.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the operator shuts off the pump to add oil due to the mislabeled light, the pump may not restart due to having a weak battery. If the pump cannot be operated, fire suppression may be hindered, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Hale will notify the purchasers of the pump and will provide a replacement label to affix over the oil warning icon on the pump panel. The recall began on April 18, 2016. Owners may contact Hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
- 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 the operator shuts off the pump to add oil due to the mislabeled light, the pump may not restart due to having a weak battery. If the pump cannot be operated, fire suppression may be hindered, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16E029 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Hale Products Inc |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 April 2016 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | HALE PORTABLE YANMAR PUMP |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the operator shuts off the pump to add oil due to the mislabeled light, the pump may not restart due to having a weak battery. If the pump cannot be operated, fire suppression may be hindered, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Hale will notify the purchasers of the pump and will provide a replacement label to affix over the oil warning icon on the pump panel. The recall began on April 18, 2016. Owners may contact Hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16E029, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16e029/
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- 17E056: retaining rings, part number 077-0750-21-0, that secure the pressure relief valve in the water pumps used for fire fighting
- 17E009: Fire Pump Engagement Pressure Switches, part number 200-2560-00-0
- 16E038: Class 1 Es-Key power control modules, models PDM, HDPDM, SN, and SNII, manufactured February 28, 2006, to April 6, 2016
- 16E027: 6 Inch Suction Strainers, part number 010-0030-00-0, manufactured July 15, 2015, to March 30, 2016
- 15E084: Quenching Agent Level Pressure Sensors, Class 1 ITL Level Displays, manufactured May 1, 2015, to July 31, 2015
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