NHTSA campaign 16V280000
Newmar Recall 16V-280: Steering Fluid Temperature may Exceed Hose Rating
NHTSA recall 16V280000 was reported by Newmar Corporation on May 10, 2016, with 93 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Essex, Newmar London Aire and Newmar Mountain Aire for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on June 15, 2016, 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 16V280000 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
- 16V280000 (also written 16V-280 or 16V280)
- Filed by
- Newmar Corporation
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 16V-121
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 93 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 68.82% (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 16V280000. 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
Newmar London Aire
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 20, 2013 – April 9, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Newmar Mountain Aire
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 20, 2013 – April 9, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V280000.
Defect description
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Essex, and 2015 Mountain Aire and London Aire motorhomes manufactured from May 20, 2013, through April 09, 2015. These vehicles are built on Freightliner rear engine chassis that have 18,000lb or 20,000lb-capacity front axles. In these motorhomes, the power steering fluid temperature may exceed the power steering hose material rating, subsequently causing the hoses to fail, resulting in a sudden loss of power steering.
Safety consequence
Loss of power steering assist would result in increased difficulty to steer the vehicle in either direction at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will replace the power steering hose with a higher temperature rated one, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2016. Owners may contact Freightliner customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V-121.
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 16V280000
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.