London Aire Suspension: Non-Powered Axle Assembly

London Aire is recalling about 35 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
85V050000
Manufacturer
NEWMAR CORPORATION
Reported
29 April 1985
Vehicles
35
Built between
Jan 1983 – Sep 1983
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 April 1985
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1983 and September 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1983 London Aire London AireBuilt January 1983 to September 1983

What the defect is

Axles were inadequately heat treated. Consequence of defect: under ordinary use, axles may bend, which may cause separation of the wheel assembly from the axle or the vehicle. This could result in an accident.

What gets fixed

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED UNTIL AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION AXLES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1983 to September 1983
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 April 1985
  3. Owners notified29 April 1985

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 29 April 1985.

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
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

Vehicle description: travel trailers and fifth wheels with axles of 3,300 TO4,500 pound gross vehicle weight rating. System: axles.

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.

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