NHTSA campaign 98V318000

Newmar Recall 98V-318: NEWMAR/FUEL FILL LOCATION

NHTSA recall 98V318000 was reported by NEWMAR CORPORATION on December 14, 1998, with 61 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Newmar Kountry Aire for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on December 7, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V318000 (also written 98V-318 or 98V318)
Filed by: NEWMAR CORPORATION
Report received: December 14, 1998
Potentially affected: 61 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filler Pipe and Cap
Owners notified: December 7, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V318000. 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 Kountry Aire
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V318000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS, FIFTH WHEELS, AND MOTOR HOMES (GASOLINE CHASSIS ONLY). THE FUEL FILL LOCATION IS INCORRECT AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE FUEL FILL LOCATION ON THESE VEHICLES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 7, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-800-731-8300.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V318000

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.