Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V810000

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-11-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V810000

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Component
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
51
Reported to NHTSA
2016-11-08
Owners notified
2016-12-01

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2017 Dutch Star, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes manufactured May 12, 2016, to September 22, 2016 and built on a Spartan Motors chassis. The throttle circuit wires on the affected vehicles may not have been be twisted to cancel out electromagnetic interference, and as a result, interference may cause the throttle signal to be higher or lower than intended.

Safety risk

Unintended deceleration or acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will install an overlay harness with twisted wires, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V-776.

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

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2017
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.