NHTSA campaign 15V411000

Newmar Recall 15V-411: Rear Stay Rod Fasteners may Loosen

NHTSA recall 15V411000 was reported by Newmar Corporation on June 30, 2015, with 96 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Essex, Newmar King Aire and Newmar Mountain Aire for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on July 13, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
15V411000 (also written 15V-411 or 15V411)
Filed by
Newmar Corporation
Report received
Potentially affected
96 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Axle Assembly
Owners notified

Repair completion: 85.42% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V411000. 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 Essex

    • 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built March 13, 2014 – May 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
  • Newmar King Aire

    • 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built March 13, 2014 – May 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
  • Newmar Mountain Aire

    • 2016 · Vehicles built March 13, 2014 – May 13, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Newmar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V411000.

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 King Aire and Essex vehicles manufactured from March 13, 2014, and May 13, 2015, and model year 2016 Mountain Aire vehicles manufactured from March 17, 2015, through April 17, 2015. The affected vehicles, built on a Spartan Chassis, have fasteners that attach the stay rod (v-rod) to the rear drive axle that may not have been installed with thread locker or tightened in the correct sequence.

Safety consequence

If the fasteners loosen, the stay rod may disconnect from the rear axle, allowing the rear axle to move freely, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners on behalf of Newmar, and dealers will replace the fasteners using thread lock, tightening them in the proper sequence and with the required torque values, free of charge. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-582-3454.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V411000

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.