- Vehicles
- 742
- Built between
- Dec 1997 – May 2015
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 August 2016
- Repaired
- 42%
- Unrepaired
- 428
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1997 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2009 Newmar ALL StarBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 2009-2010 Newmar Dutch Aire DPBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 1998-2010 Newmar Dutch StarBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 2015 Newmar EssexBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 2014-2015 Newmar King AireBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 2008 Newmar Kountry StarBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
- 2008-2009 Newmar VentanaBuilt December 1997 to May 2015
Repair progress
428 of 742 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
42% repaired — 314 of 742 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 1998-2010 Dutch Star, 2008 Kountry Star, 2008-2009 All Star and Ventana, 2009-2010 Dutch Aire, 2014-2015 King Aire and 2015 Essex motorhomes, built on a Spartan Motors chassis. In the affected vehicles, the flexible exhaust tube may tear allowing hot exhaust to blow against other components or materials.
What could happen
If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will inspect the alignment of the tubes, correcting them and replacing any that are torn. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 29, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1997 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 July 2016
- Owners notified11 August 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 42% repaired
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 5 July 2016.
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 Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 313.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 16V 313
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.