Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V829000

Steering

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-12-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V829000

Steering

Component
Steering
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
1,920
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-09
Owners notified
2016-01-04

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 1997-2005 Dutch Star and Mountain Aire, 1998-1999 London Aire, 2004 Essex and 1997-1998 Kountry Aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles have a steering gear mounting bracket that may crack, causing a loss of steering ability.

Safety risk

A loss of steering increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will replace the steering gear mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 15V 633.

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

23 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
NEWMAR Essex2004
NEWMAR Kountry Aire1998 1997
NEWMAR London Aire1999 1998
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

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.