Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V235000

Equipment

NEWMAR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-04-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V235000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
5,486
Reported to NHTSA
2011-04-12
Owners notified
2011-03-28

Defect description

NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200 SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Safety risk

THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

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

89 model years across 20 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR ALL Star ME2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR BAY Star2007
NEWMAR Canyon Star CA2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Cypress FW2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
NEWMAR Dutch Aire DP2010 2009
NEWMAR Dutch Star DP2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Essex DP2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Grand Star CA2009 2008
NEWMAR Kountry Aire FW2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Kountry Star CA2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Kountry Star DP2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Kountry Star FW2005
NEWMAR Mountain Aire CA2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Mountain Aire DP2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Mountain Aire FW2005 2004 2003
NEWMAR Northern Star DP2005 2004
NEWMAR Scottsdale CA2004 2003
NEWMAR Torrey Pine FW2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
NEWMAR Ventana DP2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
NEWMAR X-Aire FW2010 2009 2008

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.