The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 1998-2010 Dutch Star, 2008 Kountry Star, 2008-2009 All Star and Ventana, 2009-2010 Dutch Aire, 2014-2015 King Aire and 2015 Essex motorhomes, built on a Spartan Motors chassis. In the affected vehicles, the flexible exhaust tube may tear allowing hot exhaust to blow against other components or materials.
The risk
If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the alignment of the tubes, correcting them and replacing any that are torn. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 29, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 313.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar ALL Star | 2008, 2009 |
| Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 2009, 2010 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Newmar Essex | 2015 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2008 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2008, 2009 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
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 ALL Star | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar ALL Star | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Dutch Aire DP | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1998 | 10 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 1999 | 23 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2000 | 33 | 8 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2002 | 3 | 10 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2003 | 2 | 12 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2004 | 3 | 10 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Essex | 2015 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 16V925000 22 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V907000 16 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V868000 2 Dec 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V838000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V837000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V795000 1 Nov 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V779000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V619000 24 Aug 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016