The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2012 Essex and King Aire motor homes manufactured December 15, 2010, through August 15, 2011 on a Spartan Motors chassis. These vehicles are equipped with Ametek air pressure gauges that may exceed the air brake pressure accuracy requirements of plus or minus 7 percent. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
A low air pressure condition may appear safe to the driver, leaving the operator ignorant of the true condition of the vehicle's air brake system, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan Motors will notify the affected owners on behalf of Newmar Corporation. Spartan Motors dealers will replace the air pressure gauge. The recall began during November 2013. Owners may contact Newmar Corporation at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan Motors at 1-800-582-3454.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Essex | 2012 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2012 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
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 Essex | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2013
9 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the service brakes, air; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 13V487000 17 Oct 2013 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 13V403000 5 Sept 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V392000 30 Aug 2013 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 13V343000 5 Aug 2013 | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| 13V258000 21 Jun 2013 | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| 13V247000 13 Jun 2013 | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| 13V184000 8 May 2013 | Autocar, LLC |
| 13V002000 2 Jan 2013 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013