- Vehicles
- 63
- Built between
- Jul 2008 – Apr 2009
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 June 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2008 and April 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009 Newmar ALL Star MEBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009 Newmar Dutch Aire DPBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009-2010 Newmar Dutch Star DPBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009 Newmar Essex DPBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009 Newmar King Aire Diesel PusherBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009 Newmar Mountain Aire DPBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
- 2009 Newmar Ventana DPBuilt July 2008 to April 2009
What the defect is
Newmar is recalling 63 model year 2009 and 2010 recreational vehicles manufactured between july 21, 2008 and april 22, 2009, equipped with certain haldex quick release valves (qrv). The rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the diaphragm, or the development of a bubble in the diaphragm which may trap air pressure in the valve and not allow the service brakes to release.
What could happen
Malfunction of the air brake system could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
NEWMAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND SPARTAN WILL PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2009.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2008 to April 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 July 2009
- Owners notified5 June 2009
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 7 July 2009.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact spartan chassis toll-free at 1-800-543-4277 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- 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
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> .
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.