NHTSA campaign 10V228000
Newmar Recall 10V-228: BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 10V228000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on May 27, 2010, with 152 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Dutch Star DP, Newmar Essex DP, Newmar Mountain Aire DP and more for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on August 2, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V228000 (also written 10V-228 or 10V228)
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 152 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V228000. 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 Aire DP
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 13, 2009 – April 12, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Dutch Star DP
Newmar Essex DP
Newmar King Aire Diesel Pusher
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 13, 2009 – April 12, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Mountain Aire DP
Newmar Ventana DP
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V228000.
Defect description
NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 13, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2010. THESE MOTOR HOMES MAY CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE CRIMP CONNECTION IN THE AUXILIARY BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN AN INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OR DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CABLE. RESULTANT ELECTRICAL ARCING AND OVERHEATING MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT FOR IGNITION OF SURROUNDING MATERIALS.
Safety consequence
FAILURE OF THE CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
NEWMAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-800-731-8300.
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 10V228000
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.