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Some States Take Action to help protect consumers from motor oils and transmission fluids that are potentially harmful to
vehicles. They do so by ordering these products off the shelves in the state. It should be noted, however, that while
products may be ordered off the shelves in one state, such potentially harmful motor oils and transmission fluids can, and
often are found in other states that have not taken action to remove them.
Contact PQIA if you see any of the products listed in the table below on the shelves in any state. CONTACT US
Note: The table below also shows motor oils and transmission fluids that the Petroleum Quality Institute of America has
issued Consumer Alerts on. The date in the table provides a clickable link to the alert details and images of the product.
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America
SUMMARY OF STATES THAT HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY
HARMFULLY MOTOR OILS AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS FROM RETAIL SHELVES
December 12, 2014
State and Year Action Taken
Brands and Grades Cited
Apex 5W30 SG/CD
AutoClub 5W-30
PQIA ALERTS
(A)
Alabama
Georgia
Michigan
Missouri
North
Carolina
-
-
-
-
2014
-
Jul-12
-
-
-
-
-
New
Jersey
Other
(B)
States
2014
AutoClub 10W-30
2014
AutoClub 10W-40
2014
AutoClub 20W-50
2014
Black Knight 10-30
Dec-2013
2014
2014
-
2014
-
Black Knight 10-40
-
2014
2014
-
2014
-
Black Knight 20-50
-
2014
2014
-
-
-
Black Knight 5-30
-
2014
2014
-
-
-
Bullet 5W-30
Mar-13
-
-
-
-
-
Bullseye 10W-30
Mar-11
2014
2014
2013
-
-
Bullseye 10W-40
-
-
2014
2013
-
-
Bullseye 20W-50
-
2014
2014
2013
-
-
Bullseye 5W-30
Aug-2011, Mar-2012
2014
2014
2013
2014
-
Challenger 10W30 SB
-
-
-
-
2014
-
City Star 10W30 SA
-
-
-
2013
2014
2011
City Star 10W40 SA
Sep-12
-
-
2013
-
2011
OH, IN
City Star 5W30 SA
-
-
-
2013
2014
2011
IL
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SUMMARY OF STATES THAT HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY
HARMFULLY MOTOR OILS AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS FROM RETAIL SHELVES
December 12, 2014
State and Year Action Taken
(A)
Alabama
Georgia
Michigan
Missouri
North
Carolina
-
2014
-
-
2013
-
2014
-
-
2013
-
2014
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
2013
Liberty 5W-30
Mar-2011, Oct-2013,
May-2014, Nov-2014
Feb-11
-
-
-
-
-
Liberty 10W-40
Jan-13
-
-
-
-
-
Liberty 10W30
-
-
-
-
2014
-
Brands and Grades Cited
PQIA ALERTS
Jul-2011, May-2014,
Nov-2014
May-14
Everclear 10-30
Everclear 10-40
Everclear 20-50
Everclear 5-30
New
Jersey
Other
(B)
States
OH, IN,
PA
PA
2014
LubeState 10W-30
2014
MaxiGuard 10W-40
Nov-2011, Oct-2013,
May, 2014
-
-
-
-
MaxiGuard 10W-30
2014
MaxiGuard 20W-50
2014
MaxiGuard SAE 30
2014
Orbit 5-20
2014
Orbit 10-30
Mar-2014, Mar 2014B
-
-
-
2014
-
Orbit 10-40
Mar-2014, Mar-2014B
-
-
-
2014
-
Orbit 5-30
Mar-2014, Mar-2014B
-
-
-
2014
-
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Oct-12
-
-
-
-
-
-
Royal 10W-30 SA
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Royal 10W-40 SA
Sep-12
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Royal Star 5W30
Sep-12
-
-
-
-
-
-
Silogram 5W-30
Apr-13
-
-
-
-
-
-
Star Petroleum 10W30
Aug-11
-
-
2013
-
-
-
Star Petroleum 10W40
-
-
-
2013
2014
-
-
Star Petroleum 5W30
-
-
-
2013
2014
-
-
Super XX 5W-30
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Super XX 5W-30 SB
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Oct-2013, Jan-2013
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Platinum 10W30
Platinum Plus
Super XXX 10W40 SB
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SUMMARY OF STATES THAT HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO REMOVE POTENTIALLY
HARMFULLY MOTOR OILS AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS FROM RETAIL SHELVES
December 12, 2014
State and Year Action Taken
(A)
Alabama
Georgia
Michigan
Missouri
North
Carolina
-
-
2014
-
2014
Super XXX 5W30 SB
Aug-2011, Oct-2013
-
-
-
TruStar 10-40 SC/CC
Jun-12
-
-
Feb-2012,Dec-2012
-
-
Brands and Grades Cited
Super XXX 10W40 SM
US Economy 5-30
PQIA ALERTS
Other
(B)
States
-
New
Jersey
-
2014
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IL
-
2014
-
2014
-
2014
-
2014
US Economy 10-40
2014
US Economy 10W-40
2014
US Spirit 10W-30
Feb-2012, Dec-2013
-
-
-
-
-
2014
FL
FL
2014
US Spirit 10W-40
-
-
NJ
-
-
NJ
-
-
2013
-
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
-
2014
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
-
-
2013
2014
-
-
Oct-12
-
-
-
-
-
Super XXX
-
-
-
-
-
-
SMB ATF
May-13
-
-
-
-
-
NJ
TriStar ATF
Feb-12
-
-
-
-
-
NJ
Value Type A
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
Warco Type A
-
-
-
-
2014
-
-
XTreme 2000 10W-30
Jul-12
-
AutoClub ATF
Jul-12
-
Bullseye ATF
-
-
2014
2013
Everclear ATF
Oct-2012, May-2014
-
2014
-
-
-
2014
-
Oct-12
-
-
2013
Formula 100 ATF
-
-
-
-
Mach 4 Type A
-
-
-
Orbit Type A
Mar-14
-
Star Type A
-
Black Knight ATF-A
City Star ATF
Super Star ATF
-
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