Newell Coach Corp.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace
Newell Coach Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 119. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AQUA-HOT HEATING SYSTEMS, MODEL 431-3 ZONE WITH ENGINE LOOP. FIBERGLASS INSULATING MATERIAL LOCATED UNDER THE BURNER HEAD ON THE FLOOR OF THE HEATER ENCLOSURE, CAN BECOME SOAKED WITH FLUIDS (ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND/OR DIESEL FUEL).
The risk
IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURS, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
The remedy
VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC. WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSULATION FROM BENEATH THE DIESEL HEATING UNIT AS WELL AS FROM BEHIND THE CONTROL THERMOSTAT AND AIR-CONDITIONING HEATING ELEMENT ACCESS COVERS.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Newell Motor Home | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Newell Motor Home | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Newell Motor Home | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Newell Motor Home | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Newell Motor Home | 0 | 1 | 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 98V167007.
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