Furrion FCR20DCAFA-SV Control Board Replacement

[Steve & Katey]

Hello all,

For anyone who has had their Furrion FCR20DCAFA-SV refrigerator control board replaced with the updated model (see picture attached, this has the additional heat sink and extra capacitor as circled) has your refrigerator been working properly since the replacement was completed? If so how long ago was the replacement done?

Thank you.

 

[Edward9285]

Furrion just updated the board again January 15, 2025. I had my board changed 3 times prior, this one is supposed to correct the problem yet again. They put a larger heat sink on it yet again. The prior boards kept over heating. Attached is a photo of their latest board.

 

[huntindog]

If I had one, I would install a muffin fan to keep it cool.

 

[Steve & Katey]

Furrion just updated the board again January 15, 2025. I had my board changed 3 times prior, this one is supposed to correct the problem yet again. They put a larger heat sink on it yet again. The prior boards kept over heating. Attached is a photo of their latest board.

Yes I came across this same updated board on Facebook as well. Do you have this board and if so did Lippert/Furrion send it to you?

Looking at the latest board closer it looks more like a redesign over just adding a larger heatsink.

 

[Steve & Katey]

If I had one, I would install a muffin fan to keep it cool.

When I replaced my board the last time I drilled several 1/4" holes in the plastic cover that goes over the control board to allow the heat to rise up out of the little compartment the board sits in. I also have an a/c vent that I can point at the top of the refrigerator that helps a little bit. But I have been thinking about adding a small 12v fan to the top of the plastic cover to draw the heat out too.

 

[Edward9285]

Yes I came across this same updated board on Facebook as well. Do you have this board and if so did Lippert/Furrion send it to you?

Looking at the latest board closer it looks more like a redesign over just adding a larger heatsink.

Yes I replaced it myself so I didn’t have to take the RV up to the dealership to have it done and take several days for a 30 minute job.

The board is $300 if your fridge is out of warranty. I went ahead and got a second board because I have another RV that has the same fridge and might need it one day.

 

[Steve & Katey]

Yes I replaced it myself so I didn’t have to take the RV up to the dealership to have it done and take several days for a 30 minute job.

The board is $300 if your fridge is out of warranty. I went ahead and got a second board because I have another RV that has the same fridge and might need it one day.

I'll be interested to hear how this newest board works out for you. The one I installed with the additional capacitor and heatsink has been working ok, but the temps do seem to fluctuate more than I would like, especially the refrigerator compartment. I have a friend who installed this same control board as mine in his refrigerator the day after I did. Need to ask him how his is working.

 

[Edward9285]

Furrion should have recalled all these fridges instead of making consumers deal with this themselves. I have lost so much money in food over this fridge failing several times. While I could modify the fridge to include a fan on the board to draw out the heat, I shouldn’t have to. Their engineers should have came up with a solution after they realized their poor design.

 

[Steve & Katey]

Furrion should have recalled all these fridges instead of making consumers deal with this themselves. I have lost so much money in food over this fridge failing several times. While I could modify the fridge to include a fan on the board to draw out the heat, I shouldn’t have to. Their engineers should have came up with a solution after they realized their poor design.

I absolutely agree. We've had at least 6 failures of this refrigerator model since September of 2023. I'm pretty sure that we on our 4th complete refrigerator unit. Fortunately during our last trip to the Service Center we asked for and received a spare control board to have on hand should our most recent new refrigerator fail, which of course it did.

 

[k3vmcd]

Just two days ago my FCR20DCAFA-SG (same model, different color variant) started having the flickering light issue exactly as described in this other thread: 12 Volt Furion, 20CF Issue - Resolved!

As mentioned, it does seem to be very likely when the refrigerator enters defrost mode that it will start doing this light flickering, but it definitely stops cooling and doesn't seem to ever recover. I performed a hard reset, but it eventually will start flickering the light again after several hours.

I've definitely been in hotter climates before it went out the other day, so maybe it is a cumulative heat effect that eventually kills the board. We were plugged in with the A/C running when it went out. Also, I have the data history of the shore power voltage and it was well within the normal range (the lowest it dropped was 117v on Line 1 and 111v on Line 2 for just a moment), and my batteries were fully charged the entire time with the converter running and solar during the day so my 12v circuits should have never experienced low voltage. I've never seen anything out of spec on the high voltage side on the 12v either. The very first time I hard reset the refrigerator, my inverter did have an error code and was stuck reporting shore power, but the inverter is fine throughout subsequent light flickering in the refrigerator and hard resets, so I can't really tell what happened to fault the inverter around the same time as its rated voltage range is 85-140Vac and my hardwired Power Watchdog did not trip on any condition.

I had to call in directly to Lippert/Furrion and request the control board, but can confirm that the board with the heatsink on half of the board as Edward9285 posted is what the representative said is the current revision. I was just barely out of warranty, so the representative gave me an exception and I only had to pay $18 shipping cost.

I know this latest revision is only a few months old, but for anyone that does replace it with this newest control board, it would be great to know if there are any issues with yours in the coming months.

 

[huntindog]

Does Dinosaur make a board for it?
They have an excellent reputation for making the best boards

 

[DDenny]

Furrion just updated the board again January 15, 2025. I had my board changed 3 times prior, this one is supposed to correct the problem yet again. They put a larger heat sink on it yet again. The prior boards kept over heating. Attached is a photo of their latest board.

Do you have a photo of how you wired up the replacement? I have the new control board - same one you posted- and I want to be sure I install right. Has your frig continue to work ok with the new board? Thanks!

 

[Fonecop1]

I seem to have lost my control board but need to get to it to check the fuses first. I thought I would ask to make sure you have to pull the fridge out to get to it and that it isn’t accessible from the front. Fridge is model FCR20DCAFA-** in my 310GK. Thanks in advance.

 

[JMeek70]

2024 390RK Furrion fridge is not cooling but the freezer and compressor are working could this be a control board issue or are there internal fans? that may not be working?