The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS, FIFTH WHEELS, AND MOTOR HOMES (GASOLINE CHASSIS ONLY). THE FUEL FILL LOCATION IS INCORRECT AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE FUEL FILL LOCATION ON THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Kountry Aire | 1998, 1999 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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 Kountry Aire | 1998 | 1 | 5 |
| Newmar Kountry Aire | 1999 | 1 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1998
40 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NEWMAR CORPORATION filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 98V332000 23 Dec 1998 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 98V312000 7 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V302000 1 Dec 1998 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V294000 10 Nov 1998 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 98V289000 9 Nov 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V287000 9 Nov 1998 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 98V269000 27 Oct 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V268000 23 Oct 1998 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998