NHTSA campaign 00V227000
Newmar Recall 00V-227: NEWMAR/FMVSS 120/VIN
NHTSA recall 00V227000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on August 16, 2000, with 198 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Mountain Aire for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on August 31, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V227000 (also written 00V-227 or 00V227)
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 198 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V227000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Newmar
Newmar Mountain Aire
- 2000 · Vehicles built November 10, 1999 – June 2, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V227000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. INCORRECT INFORMATION HAS BEEN USED ON THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) TAG. THE TAG SHOWS TIRES INFORMATION LOCATED UNDER COLD INFLATION PRESSURE AS 131 PSI FOR THE FRONT AND 123 PSI FOR THE REAR. THE MAXIMUM TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE FOR THE RIM IS 120 PSI. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."
Safety consequence
THE RIM COULD POSSIBLY FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
NEW TAGS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2000.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPLACEMENT LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-800-731-8300.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V227000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.