NHTSA campaign 08V025000 · Newmar campaign 05S28

Newmar Recall 08V-025: SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH/FORD

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V025000 (Newmar campaign 05S28) was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on January 24, 2008, with 5,575 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Dutch Star, Newmar Kountry Aire, Newmar Kountry Star and more for model years 1995–2003 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

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 08V025000 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: 08V025000 (also written 08V-025 or 08V025)
Filed by: NEWMAR CORPORATION
Newmar campaign number: 05S28
Report received: January 24, 2008
Potentially affected: 5,575 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V025000. 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
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Newmar Kountry Aire
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Newmar Kountry Star
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Newmar Mountain Aire
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Newmar Scottsdale
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

All Newmar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V025000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES CONSTRUCTED ON FORD F-53TY1 AND P131 MOTOR HOME CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Safety consequence

OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURN AND AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH FORD IN CONDUCTING THIS RECALL. FORD WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR NEWMAR AT 574-773-7791. (NOTE: ALSO SEE FORD RECALLS 05V017, 05V388, AND 06V286)

Notes

NEWMAR RECALL NO. 05S28.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 08V025000

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.