Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V434000

Equipment

NEWMAR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-09-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V434000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
435
Reported to NHTSA
2010-09-22
Owners notified
2011-04-06

Defect description

NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Cypress FW2008 2007 2006
NEWMAR Essex2007 2006
NEWMAR Kountry Aire FW2009 2008 2005 2004
NEWMAR Kountry Star2005 2004
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2005 2004 2003 2002
NEWMAR Mountain Aire DP2006
NEWMAR Torrey Pine FW2009 2008 2007 2006

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.