- Vehicles
- 51
- Built between
- May 2016 – Sep 2016
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 December 2016
- Repaired
- 98%
- Unrepaired
- 1
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2016 and September 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Newmar Dutch StarBuilt May 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Newmar EssexBuilt May 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Newmar King AireBuilt May 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Newmar London AireBuilt May 2016 to September 2016
- 2017 Newmar Mountain AireBuilt May 2016 to September 2016
Repair progress
1 of 51 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
98% repaired — 50 of 51 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 2017 Dutch Star, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes manufactured May 12, 2016, to September 22, 2016 and built on a Spartan Motors chassis. The throttle circuit wires on the affected vehicles may not have been be twisted to cancel out electromagnetic interference, and as a result, interference may cause the throttle signal to be higher or lower than intended.
What could happen
Unintended deceleration or acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will install an overlay harness with twisted wires, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2016 to September 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 November 2016
- Owners notified1 December 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 98% 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 8 November 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 at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V-776.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 16V-776
- 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.