The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Essex motorhomes manufactured March 24, 2003, to March 7, 2007, and 2005-2007 London Aire motorhomes manufactured May 30, 2005, to October 23, 2006, and 2007-2008 Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured January 19, 2006, to February 27, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the engine cooling fan may separate from the fan drive while the fan is spinning.
The risk
If the engine area is open and the cooling fan and detaches, someone nearby may be injured.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will replace the fan and fan drive system, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar service department at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan Chassis at 1-800-543-4277.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Essex | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2007, 2008 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 | 2004 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar Essex | 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar Essex | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Essex | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2015
53 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015