Recall Register

STP: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for STP. NHTSA received the reports from 1985 to 1994. The campaigns have 4,009,852 units in total. The newest campaign is 94E002000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Feb 1994.

NHTSA recall lookup

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

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,009,852 units in total.

  1. 94E002000Received . 2,800,000 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    When the product is used to inflate a tire, and there is sufficient air in the tire, a highly combustible gas/air mixture is created.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the combustible gas/air mixture leaks from the tireand is exposed to a source of ignition, the tire can rupture and cause seriousinjuries to persons repairing the tire or in the immediate area.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    First brands has asked for the return of all inventory of the product. Press releases have been issued to the public and instructions provided for the proper disposal of the product. A full purchase price refund will be provided.

    Products named: STP Tire Repair; STP Flat Fixer.

    Report filed by FIRST BRANDS.

  2. 85E027000Received . 1,209,852 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Power steering fluid packaged in containers and labeled as brake fluid. Consequence of defect: if used, fluid will cause swelling and breaking of the seals and loses in the hydraulic brake system. This could result in leaking of fluid and cause brake failure which may result an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace defective brake fluid at no cost to the consumer. Note: the containers are 12 ounce stp heavy duty brake fluid and containing code date from 400 to 499 (for example ge 418, ge 422). The code date is located on the bottom of the container. Vehicle owners who have used the product should call stp collect at (914) 789-2192.

    Products named: STP.

    Report filed by STP CORPORATION.

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

STP equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1985, with 1 campaign.
STP: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Tires1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Flat Fixer1
  • Tire Repair1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. STP: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/stp/. 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: FIRST BRANDS; STP CORPORATION.

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 STP products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Flat Fixer
How many units does a STP equipment campaign have?
The median STP campaign has 2,800,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the STP campaigns name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.