Pennzoil: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Pennzoil. NHTSA received the reports in 1999. The campaigns have 32,450,000 units in total. The newest campaign is 99E026000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 1999.

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 30 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 32,450,000 units in total.

99E026000Received 18 Sep 1999. 450,000 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: 6" deluxe fan for use in automotive vehicle interiors can overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause the fan to potentially cause a fire in a vehicle's interior.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Consumers are being asked to return the fans to axius and will receive a coupon good for a new fan or other axius products. Consumers are asked not to use these fans.
Products named: Pennzoil Axius.
Report filed by PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY.
99E007000Received 23 Mar 1999. 32,000,000 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: fix-a-flat tire inflator products produced, distributed and sold since april 1994. The products involved are fix-a-flat cone top (s457, 12 oz.); fix-a-flat (s455, 16oz.); super fix-a-flat (s277, 20 oz.); and big wheel fix-a-flat (s278, 26oz.). The possibility exists that automotive tires can explode when subjected to extreme heat by welding on, or applying a flame to, the wheel rim with the tire still on the rim after using this product.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Personal injury could occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Consumers are to return the old products and receive reformulated products.
Products named: Pennzoil Fix A Flat; Pennzoil Super Fix A Flat; Pennzoil Big Wheel Fix A Flat.
Report filed by PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE COMPANY.

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

Pennzoil equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1999, with 2 campaigns.

Pennzoil: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tires		1
Unknown or Other		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Axius1
Big Wheel Fix A Flat1
Fix A Flat1
Super Fix A Flat1

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. Pennzoil: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/pennzoil/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE 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 Pennzoil products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 4 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Axius
How many units does a Pennzoil equipment campaign have?: The median Pennzoil campaign has 32,000,000 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Pennzoil campaigns name most often?: Tires, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.