The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Dutch Star and Mountain Aire and 2015-2016 London Aire and Essex motorhomes manufactured January 28, 2013, to December 14, 2015 and built on a Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) chassis. The throttle pedal position sensor on the affected vehicles may not return to zero, causing the engine brake to suddenly not activate as expected, reducing the vehicle's deceleration ability.
The risk
A sudden loss of an engine brake without warning on a motorhome may lead to a reduced brake capacity, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and DTNA dealers will replace the throttle pedal, free of charge. The recall began on August 5, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar Customer Service Department at 1-800-731-8300 or Daimler Trucks North America LLC at 1-800-547-0712, or by e-mail at DTNA.Warranty.Campaigns@Daimler.com. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 321.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Newmar Essex | 2015, 2016 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2015, 2016 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 | 2014 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| Newmar Essex | 2015 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Essex | 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2016 | 1 | 8 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2016 | 0 | 8 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2016
11 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the vehicle speed control; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 16V827000 15 Nov 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V810000 8 Nov 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V797000 2 Nov 2016 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 16V776000 26 Oct 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V472000 28 Jun 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V469000 27 Jun 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V462000 24 Jun 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V455000 22 Jun 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016