Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V067000

Steering: linkages

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V067000

Steering: linkages

Component
Steering: linkages
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
24
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-06
Owners notified
2015-02-27

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 King Aire and Essex vehicles manufactured April 12, 2013, to October 18, 2013, and built on Spartan Chassis. In the affected vehicles, the steering linkage castlenuts may loosen without warning and the steering linkage may separate from the bell cranks.

Safety risk

If the steering linkage separates from the bell cranks, a loss of vehicle control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the steering linkage castle nuts and tighten them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Notes

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

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Essex2014 2013
NEWMAR King Aire2014 2013

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.