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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar ALL Star ME | 2009 |
| Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 2009 |
| Newmar Dutch Star DP | 2009, 2010 |
| Newmar Essex DP | 2009 |
| Newmar King Aire Diesel Pusher | 2009 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire DP | 2009 |
| Newmar Ventana DP | 2009 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
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 ALL Star ME | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Dutch Star DP | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star DP | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Essex DP | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar King Aire Diesel Pusher | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire DP | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Ventana DP | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2009
27 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the service brakes, air; NEWMAR CORPORATION filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 09V487000 22 Dec 2009 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 09V475000 15 Dec 2009 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 09V395000 6 Oct 2009 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 09V380000 1 Oct 2009 | ENTEGRA COACH |
| 09V334000 20 Aug 2009 | LABRIE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP |
| 09V309000 29 Jul 2009 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 09V290000 23 Jul 2009 | ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. |
| 09V285000 23 Jul 2009 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009