Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V371000

Service brakes, hydraulic

NEWMAR CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-07-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V371000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
70
Reported to NHTSA
2012-07-31

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 Grand Star Class A motorhomes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from January 25, 2007, through May 22, 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.

Safety risk

Reduced brake performance may lead to a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Owners will be notified by Daimler Trucks/FCCC, and repairs will be performed by authorized FCCC dealers free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact Newmar at 1-574-773-7791 or Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

Daimler Trucks' recall campaign number is FL-628.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Grand Star CA2009 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.