Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V501000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-07-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V501000

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system

Component
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
742
Reported to NHTSA
2016-07-05
Owners notified
2016-08-11

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 1998-2010 Dutch Star, 2008 Kountry Star, 2008-2009 All Star and Ventana, 2009-2010 Dutch Aire, 2014-2015 King Aire and 2015 Essex motorhomes, built on a Spartan Motors chassis. In the affected vehicles, the flexible exhaust tube may tear allowing hot exhaust to blow against other components or materials.

Safety risk

If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the alignment of the tubes, correcting them and replacing any that are torn. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 29, 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 16V 313.

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 7 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR ALL Star2009 2008
NEWMAR Dutch Aire DP2010 2009
NEWMAR Dutch Star2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
NEWMAR Essex2015
NEWMAR King Aire2015 2014
NEWMAR Kountry Star2008
NEWMAR Ventana2009 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.