Newmar Corporation: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Quick Release Valve
Newmar Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 7, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 63. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NEWMAR IS RECALLING 63 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 21, 2008 AND APRIL 22, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.
The risk
MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
NEWMAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND SPARTAN WILL PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-543-4277 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Newmar Dutch Star DP | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar All Star ME | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar Dutch Star DP | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar Essex DP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar King Aire Diesel Pusher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar Mountain Aire DP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Newmar Ventana DP | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 09V254000.
Full record for the 2010 Newmar Dutch Star DP → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →