Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V715000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-10-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V715000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump

Component
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
12
Reported to NHTSA
2016-10-06
Owners notified
2016-10-26

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2017 Newmar King Aire, Essex, London Aire, and Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured May 12, 2016, to August 23, 2016 and built on a Spartan Motors chassis. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.

Safety risk

An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan Motors dealers will replace the power steering pump, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan Motors customer service at 1-800-543-4277 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 676.

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 4 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Essex2017
NEWMAR King Aire2017
NEWMAR London Aire2017
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2017

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.