- Vehicles
- 435
- Built between
- Aug 2001 – Jun 2010
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 6 April 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2001 and June 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006-2008 Newmar Cypress FWBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2006-2007 Newmar EssexBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2004-2005, 2008-2009 Newmar Kountry Aire FWBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2004-2005 Newmar Kountry StarBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2002-2005 Newmar Mountain AireBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2006 Newmar Mountain Aire DPBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
- 2006-2009 Newmar Torrey Pine FWBuilt August 2001 to June 2010
What the defect is
Newmar is recalling certain recreational trailers equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
What could happen
An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
What gets fixed
NEWMAR IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 6, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2001 to June 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 September 2010
- Owners notified6 April 2011
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 22 September 2010.
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 dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.