Furon: equipment recalls
NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Furon. NHTSA received the reports in 1997. The campaigns have 2,983 units in total. The newest campaign is 97E029000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Sep 1997.
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. 2,983 units in total.
97E029000Received . 2,590 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position used on vans and trucks. The transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle can move after being placed in park increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.
Products named: Furon 55934; Furon 55946; Furon 55816-1; Furon 55821-1; Furon 55821-2; Furon 55948-1; Furon 55829-1; Furon 55949; Furon 55944-2; Furon 55814-1.
Report filed by FURON COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97E022000Received . 393 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: cruise control actuator. The eco-cruise actuator can bind the throttle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the actuator binds, engine speed may not decrease to the level anticipated by the operator, increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove these actuators until new or remanufactured units can be supplied.
Products named: Furon Cruise Control.
Report filed by ECONOCRUISE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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
| Component | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
Products in the campaigns
The product names in the NHTSA file.
- 55814-11
- 55816-11
- 55821-11
- 55821-21
- 55829-11
- 559341
- 55944-21
- 559461
- 55948-11
- 559491
- Cruise Control1
Official channels
- NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Furon: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/furon/. 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: ECONOCRUISE; FURON COMPANY.
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 Furon products do the campaigns name?
- The NHTSA records have 11 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is:
55814-1
- How many units does a Furon equipment campaign have?
- The median Furon campaign has 2,590 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
- Which component do the Furon campaigns name most often?
- Power Train, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.