Newmar recall: Steering
What is wrong
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2017 Newmar King Aire, Essex, London Aire, and Mountain Aire motorhomes manufactured May 12, 2016, to August 23, 2016 and built on a Spartan Motors chassis. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.
What could happen
An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan Motors dealers will replace the power steering pump, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan Motors customer service at 1-800-543-4277 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 676.
Vehicles covered
- Newmar Essex 2017
- Newmar King Aire 2017
- Newmar London Aire 2017
- Newmar Mountain Aire 2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V715000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Newmar Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 6, 2016
- Owners notified
- Oct 26, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 12
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- May 12, 2016 to Aug 23, 2016
- Part
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist › Pump
- Maker's own recall number
- 16V 676
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Newmar recall: Seats Jan 17, 2024
- Newmar recall: Equipment Aug 4, 2022
- Newmar recall: Equipment Aug 4, 2022
- Newmar recall: Seats Apr 11, 2022
- Newmar recall: Steering Mar 17, 2022
- Newmar recall: Electrical system Sep 9, 2021
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.