Newmar Corporation: Suspension › Rear › Axle › Non-powered Axle Assembly
Newmar Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 14, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 119. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured October 16, 2006, to July 24, 2007, 2007-2008 Essex motorhomes manufactured November 1, 2006, to May 24, 2007 and 2007-2008 Dutch Star motorhomes manufactured October 12, 2006, to June 29, 2007. The affected vehicles have tag axles with wheel bearings that may be adjusted too tight, resulting in their overheating during use.
The risk
If the wheel bearings overheat, there is an increased risk of a wheel end fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notfy owners, and Spartan dealers will check the wheel end bearings for appropriate end play, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 29, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's recall number is 15V-548.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Newmar Dutch Star | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Newmar Essex | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Newmar Mountain Aire | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Newmar Dutch Star | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Newmar Essex | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Newmar Mountain Aire | 1 | 6 | 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 15V654000.
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