NHTSA campaign 06V216000
Newmar Recall 06V-216: STEERING GEAR SUPPORT FAILURE/SPARTAN
NHTSA recall 06V216000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on June 19, 2006, with 30 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Kountry Aire Diesel Push, Newmar London Aire Diesel Pusher and Newmar Mountain Aire Diesel Push for the 1998 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V216000 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
- 06V216000 (also written 06V-216 or 06V216)
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V216000. 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 Kountry Aire Diesel Push
Newmar London Aire Diesel Pusher
Newmar Mountain Aire Diesel Push
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V216000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN K2 AND MM CHASSIS, THE STEERING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL WHEN SUBJECT TO THE REPETITIVE FORCES OF STATIC STEERING CONDITIONS.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.
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 06V216000
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.