Preway and Arkla Furnaces Correction
CPSC recall 88006. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
CPSC recall 88006 has the recall date 17 Feb 1988. The notice names the firm Arkla Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Carbon monoxide.
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| Description | Preway and Arkla Furnaces Correction NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 1988 Release # 88-006 Plan for High Efficiency Furnaces WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Arkla, Inc., of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Preway Industries of Evansville, Indiana, today announced they would implement a corrective action program for 60,000 high efficiency gas furnaces manufactured by Arkla and Preway and sold nationwide. The Corrective action program was developed by the two manufacturers in response to 387 complaints from owners that their furnaces have experienced internal corrosion. Such corrosion could allow dangerous carbon monoxide to pass into the living areas of the home. Among the complaints of internal corrosion, are eight complaints of nausea. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, but toxic gas which, in large amounts, can cause illness or death. Signs of carbon monoxide poisoning are flu-like symptoms -- headache, nausea, stomach upset and drowsiness. Over a period of time, the corrosion may cause the metal in some of the furnace… |
| Product | Arcoaire high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Arkla high efficiency gas furnaces, Furnaces |
| Product | Century Reclaimer I high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Comfort-Aire Reclaimer I high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Elite high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Preway high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Recuperative I high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Product | Trane CAC Comfortmaker high efficiency gas furnaces |
| Manufacturer | Arkla Industries; Preway Industries; Trane; General Electric; Arco Comfort Products; Climate Control Products |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1988: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1988
- 75
- Recalls of 1988 with one of the same hazards
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Arkla Industries
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 88006. https://recallregister.com/product/4729-preway-and-arkla-furnaces-correction/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 88006 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 88006 has no incident or injury text.