The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured October 16, 2006, to July 24, 2007, 2007-2008 Essex motorhomes manufactured November 1, 2006, to May 24, 2007 and 2007-2008 Dutch Star motorhomes manufactured October 12, 2006, to June 29, 2007. The affected vehicles have tag axles with wheel bearings that may be adjusted too tight, resulting in their overheating during use.
The risk
If the wheel bearings overheat, there is an increased risk of a wheel end fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notfy owners, and Spartan dealers will check the wheel end bearings for appropriate end play, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 29, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's recall number is 15V-548.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2007, 2008 |
| Newmar Essex | 2007, 2008 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2007, 2008 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| Newmar Essex | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Newmar Essex | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
Other suspension recalls in 2015
64 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the suspension; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015