- Vehicles
- 198
- Built between
- Nov 1999 – Jun 2000
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 August 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1999 and June 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000 Newmar Mountain AireBuilt November 1999 to June 2000
What the defect is
Vehicle description: motor homes. Incorrect information has been used on the vehicle identification number (VIN) tag. The tag shows tires information located under cold inflation pressure as 131 PSI for the front and 123 PSI for the rear. The maximum tire inflation pressure for the rim is 120 psi. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
What could happen
The rim could possibly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
NEW TAGS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1999 to June 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 August 2000
- Owners notified31 August 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 August 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification is expected to begin during august 2000.OWNERS who do not receive the free replacement label 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).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.