The defect
NEWELL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 MOTOR COACHES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2004 THROUGH JULY 2009, EQUIPPED WITH SE-GI WINDOWS. THE ADHESIVE BOND BETWEEN THE GLASS PORTION OF THE VENT PANEL AND HINGE MAY DEGRADE, AND THE PANEL MAY DETACH AND FALL FROM THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURRED DURING TRAVEL IT COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2012. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWELL AT 1-888-963-9355.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newell Motor Home | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Motor Home | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Newell Motor Home | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2012
42 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the visibility; NEWELL COACH CORP. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 12V568000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V544000 23 Nov 2012 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 12V549000 23 Nov 2012 | Nova Bus |
| 12V506000 18 Oct 2012 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 12V515000 17 Oct 2012 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 12V491000 10 Oct 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V485000 4 Oct 2012 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 12V444000 12 Sept 2012 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012