Recall Register

Baldwin: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Baldwin. NHTSA received the reports from 1990 to 2001. The campaigns have 206,945 units in total. The newest campaign is 01E009000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Mar 2001.

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 206,945 units in total.

  1. 01E009000Received . 17,740 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: fuel filters for use as replacement equipment in certain chevrolet, daimlerchrysler, daihatsu, dodge, eagle, geo, hyundai, lex US, mitsubishi, plymouth, suzuki, and toyota passenger vehicles. Part nos. Bf1100 and bf1179 fuel filters sold by baldwin and certain gf242 and gf288 fuel filters sold by hastings. These fuel filters were purchased from maddocks between september 20, 1999, and september 11, 2000, and can be easily identified because of the label affixed to them, which indicates the flow direction of fuel and states "made in canada." gasoline can leak through the seam of the filter.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the presence of an ignition source, a possible fire can occur in the engine compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Baldwin and hastings will implement a program to retrieve the defective fuel filters at no charge to the costumer. Owner notification began march 16, 2001. Owners who return these filters and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact baldwin at (800) 822-5394 or hastings at (800) 887-8836.

    Products named: Hastings GF288; Baldwin BF1100; Hastings GF242; Hastings Fuel Filter; Baldwin Fuel Filter; Baldwin BF1179.

    Report filed by CLARCOR, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00E062000Received . 58,261 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: aftermarket diesel fuel filters for use as replacement equipment in medium-weight diesel trucks. Part nos. Pf7688 (baldwin) and ff1094 (hastings), sold between august 21, 1999, until september 22, 2000. These filters were designed with a plastic lid attached to the filter element which can be displaced because of a build-up of pressure in the fuel system. Displacement of the lid can result in a fuel leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the presence of an ignition source, a possible fire can occur in the engine compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Baldwin and hastings will implement a program to retrieve the defective diesel fuel filters at no charge to the costumer.

    Products named: Hastings Fuel Filter; Baldwin Fuel Filter.

    Report filed by CLARCOR, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 90E007000Received . 130,944 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Filters may be incompletely assembled with the crimp operation omitted; the two halves are only held together by sealant compound, acting as an adhesive, and will separate when pressure is applied.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Filter separation when pressure is applied results in significant leakage of fuel, and risk of fire near a source of ignition.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace with filters that have been inspected for defects.

    Products named: Baldwin BF-840; Baldwin BF-840-K1.

    Report filed by BALDWIN FILTERS.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Baldwin equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1990, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Fuel Filter2
  • BF-8401
  • BF-840-K11
  • BF11001
  • BF11791

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Baldwin: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/baldwin/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: CLARCOR, INC.; BALDWIN FILTERS.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Baldwin products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Fuel Filter
How many units does a Baldwin equipment campaign have?
The median Baldwin campaign has 58,261 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Baldwin campaigns name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.