NHTSA campaign 05V170000
Newmar Recall 05V-170: BURNER TUBES/VEHICLE SYSTEMS/WEBASTO
NHTSA recall 05V170000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on April 25, 2005, with 935 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Dutch Star, Newmar Essex, Newmar Mountain Aire and more for model years 2003–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V170000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V170000 (also written 05V-170 or 05V170)
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 935 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V170000. 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 Dutch Star
Newmar Essex
Newmar London Aire
- 2003 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Mountain Aire
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V170000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS' AQUA-HOT AND HYDRO-HOT WATER HEATERS, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, THE BURNER TUBES DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE BURNER TUBE FAIL, THE COOLANT HEATER COULD OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
VEHICLE SYSTEMS IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT 1-800-685-4298 OR NEWMAR AT 574-773-7719.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V170000
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.