Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V654000

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-10-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V654000

Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly

Component
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
119
Reported to NHTSA
2015-10-14
Owners notified
2015-10-29

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured October 16, 2006, to July 24, 2007, 2007-2008 Essex motorhomes manufactured November 1, 2006, to May 24, 2007 and 2007-2008 Dutch Star motorhomes manufactured October 12, 2006, to June 29, 2007. The affected vehicles have tag axles with wheel bearings that may be adjusted too tight, resulting in their overheating during use.

Safety risk

If the wheel bearings overheat, there is an increased risk of a wheel end fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notfy owners, and Spartan dealers will check the wheel end bearings for appropriate end play, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 29, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's recall number is 15V-548.

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

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2008 2007
NEWMAR Essex2008 2007
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2008 2007

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.