The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00109·Announced 2000-05-16

Filter Tech Recalls Aqua Mist Windshield Washer Fluid for Missing Child-Resistant Caps

Filter Tech Inc. is recalling Aqua Mist windshield washer fluid because the bottles lack required child-resistant closures. The fluid contains toxic methyl alcohol.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a toxic substance (methyl alcohol) that can cause blindness or death if ingested, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Filter Tech Inc. of Huntington, W.V., is recalling approximately 335,000 one-gallon bottles of Aqua Mist windshield washer fluid. The product is sold in bottles with twist-off caps that are not sealed with child-resistant closures as required by federal law. The fluid contains methyl alcohol (methanol), which is toxic and can cause blindness or death if ingested.

The recalled bottles have a label that reads in part, "Aqua Mist Windshield Washer Fluid Protects to -25° F...Manufactured by Filter Tech, Inc. Huntington, WV." The label's UPC number is 6 96632 00001 5. The product was sold at Speedway Superamerica stores and other automotive stores in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia from October 1999 through April 2000 for about $1.50.

CPSC and Filter Tech are not aware of any injuries involving this product. The recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. Consumers should immediately return the bottles to the store where purchased for their choice of a full refund, exchange, or child-resistant cap. For more information, call Filter Tech at (800) 834-5832.

The recalled product

Product
Aqua Mist windshield washer fluid
Manufacturer
Filter Tech Inc., of Huntington, W.V.
Category
Consumer Product — Automotive Products
Hazard
Affected units
335,000

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

UPCs (1)

  • 696632000015

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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