The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN/FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 XRV TIRES, THE CORDS CAN FATIGUE IF THE TIRES ARE OVERLOADED OR UNDERINFLATED.
The risk
THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ONLY THE FRONT TIRES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOT ROTATED TO THE REAR. A CERTIFICATION TAG DOCUMENTING THE NEW FRONT TIRES INSTALLATION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING THE REAR TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES TO 105 PSI WILL BE ISSUED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 9, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-2381.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2001, 2002 |
Components: TIRES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1997 | 3 | 4 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1998 | 10 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1999 | 23 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2000 | 33 | 8 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2001 | 8 | 7 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2002 | 7 | 8 |
Other tires recalls in 2004
10 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the tires; NEWMAR CORPORATION filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 04V600000 23 Dec 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL |
| 04V561000 24 Nov 2004 | PRO-TRAK TRAILERS, INC. |
| 04V546000 12 Nov 2004 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 04V537000 8 Nov 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 04V348000 12 Jul 2004 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 04V229000 17 May 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V240000 17 May 2004 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS INC. |
| 04V088000 18 Feb 2004 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004