NHTSA campaign 08V343000
Newmar Recall 08V-343: FASTENER FAILURE/SPARTAN
NHTSA recall 08V343000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on July 25, 2008, with 64 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar All Star ME, Newmar Dutch Aire DP, Newmar Dutch Star DP and more for the 2009 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 08V343000 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
- 08V343000 (also written 08V-343 or 08V343)
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 64 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V343000. 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 All Star ME
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Dutch Aire DP
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Dutch Star DP
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Essex DP
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Mountain Aire DP
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Ventana DP
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2007 – May 28, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V343000.
Defect description
NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. CERTAIN CHASSIS FASTENERS MAY FRACTURE RESULTING IN POOR HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF STEERING, AND/OR REDUCED LEVEL OF SUSPENSION PERFORMANCE.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF STEERING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN TO HAVE THESE MOTOR HOMES INSPECTED AND THE FASTENERS REPLACED AS NEEDED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V343000
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.