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Federal-Mogul Sealing Systems Facility Receives Toyota's Excellent Quality Award

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--April 5, 2006--Federal-Mogul Corporation's (OTCBB:FDMLQ) Athens, Alabama, Sealing Systems facility recently received Toyota's Excellent Quality Award for 2005. This award acknowledges that Federal-Mogul has met Toyota's highest standards in quality for parts and materials.

Ramzi Hermiz, senior vice president, Sealing Systems, and Dennis Wolf, vice president, OE sales and application engineering, Sealing Systems, accepted the award at Toyota's 10th Annual Supplier Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony in Covington, Kentucky. This annual event brings approximately 500 North American suppliers together to share expectations for the upcoming business year and to recognize outstanding supplier achievements.

"Toyota views our suppliers as business partners and together, we have improved our efforts in quality, delivery and value," said Osamu "Simon" Nagata, vice president of purchasing for Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America.

"Receiving the Toyota Excellent Quality Award demonstrates Federal-Mogul's continued commitment to deliver high-quality products and services and create value for our customers," Hermiz said. "We are honored to be recognized among Toyota's top suppliers and look forward to further strengthening our relationship with Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America and supporting its success."

Federal-Mogul's Athens, Alabama, facility manufactures a variety of seals and gaskets, including multi-layer steel exhaust gaskets for, Toyota's North American engine programs.

About Federal-Mogul

Federal-Mogul is a global supplier of automotive components, systems and modules serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and the global aftermarket. The company utilizes its engineering and materials expertise, proprietary technology, manufacturing skill, distribution flexibility and marketing power to deliver products, brands and services of value to its customers. Federal-Mogul is focused on global profitable growth to create value for and bring greater satisfaction to its customers, employees and stakeholders.

Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the Company employs 42,000 people worldwide. Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899. The Company's principal customers include many of the world's foremost original equipment manufacturers of automotive, light commercial, heavy-duty truck, agricultural, marine, rail and industrial vehicles and equipment as well as the worldwide aftermarket. Federal-Mogul's aftermarket products are sold under a variety of power brands, including but not limited to, AE(R) engine products, ANCO(R) wipers, Champion(R) spark plugs and wipers, Fel-Pro(R) gaskets, Ferodo(R) brake pads, Glyco(R) bearings, Goetze(R) piston rings, Moog(R) chassis products, National(R) wheel-end components, Nural(R) pistons, Payen(R) gaskets, Sealed Power(R) engine products and Wagner(R) lighting and brake products.

For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit the company's Web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com.

Note to Editors: There should be an umlaut over the "u" in "Nural" above.