Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V596000

Trailer hitches

NEWMAR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-11-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V596000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
913
Reported to NHTSA
2008-11-17
Owners notified
2009-01-21

Defect description

NEWMAR IS RECALLING 913 MY 2007-2009 ALL STAR ME, DUTCH STAR DP, MY 2007-2008 KOUNTRY STAR DP, MY 2007 MOUNTAIN AIRE DP, AND MY 2009 DUTCH AIRE DP AND VENTANA DP MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTNAM HITCHES. AFTER SOME PERIOD OF USE, CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES DUE TO SHARP RADII AND /OR TOOL MARKING.

Safety risk

FRACTURES IN THE SUSPECT HITCHES MAY RESULT IN HITCH SEPARATION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 08V567). OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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

11 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR ALL Star ME2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Dutch Aire DP2009
NEWMAR Dutch Star DP2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Kountry Star DP2008 2007
NEWMAR Mountain Aire DP2007
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.