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NHTSA campaign 09V254000

Newmar Recall 09V-254: QUICK RELEASE VALVES

NHTSA recall 09V254000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on July 7, 2009, with 63 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Dutch Star DP, Newmar All Star ME, Newmar Dutch Aire DP and more for model years 2009–2010. Owners were notified on June 5, 2009, per NHTSA.

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 09V254000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V254000 (also written 09V-254 or 09V254)
Filed by
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Report received
Potentially affected
63 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Quick Release Valve
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V254000. 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 July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar Dutch Aire DP

    • 2009 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar Dutch Star DP

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar Essex DP

    • 2009 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar King Aire Diesel Pusher

    • 2009 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar Mountain Aire DP

    • 2009 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Newmar Ventana DP

    • 2009 · Vehicles built July 21, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Newmar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V254000.

Defect description

NEWMAR IS RECALLING 63 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 21, 2008 AND APRIL 22, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.

Safety consequence

MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

NEWMAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND SPARTAN WILL PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-543-4277 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V254000

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.