Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V343000

Steering

NEWMAR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-07-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V343000

Steering

Component
Steering
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
64
Reported to NHTSA
2008-07-25

Defect description

NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. CERTAIN CHASSIS FASTENERS MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN POOR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF STEERING, AND/OR REDUCED LEVEL OF SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE.

Safety risk

LOSS OF STEERING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN TO HAVE THESE MOTOR HOMES INSPECTED AND THE FASTENERS REPLACED AS NEEDED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR ALL Star ME2009
NEWMAR Dutch Aire DP2009
NEWMAR Dutch Star DP2009
NEWMAR Essex DP2009
NEWMAR Mountain Aire DP2009
NEWMAR Ventana DP2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.