Newmar Corporation: Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Newmar Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 14, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 210. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2012-2015 King Aire and Essex motorhomes built on a Spartan Motors chassis. A component within the starter motor may break, potentially resulting in the starter motor overheating or drawing excessive current.
The risk
A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan Motors dealers will replace the starter, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan Motors at 1-800-543-4277 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 17012.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Newmar Essex | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Newmar King Aire | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Newmar Essex | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Newmar King Aire | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Newmar Essex | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Newmar King Aire | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Newmar Essex | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Newmar King Aire | 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 17V378000.
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