Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
PIB 494
If the coach's HWH leveling system has intermittent issues when operating, check for corrosion or loose mounting bolts. Torque the mounting bolts (if needed) to 30 ft. pounds. A ground cable may also be installed to improve the overall grounding of the HWH pump assembly.
15V808
Mailing second notice on not corrected customer letters on NHTSA Recall: Newmar Corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motor homes. Issue: Certain motorhomes may have a defective refrigerator travel latch that may activate without the user?s knowledge when the doors are closed. If the latch locks the door shut, the refrigerator cannot be opened from the inside. This could potentially cause entrapment/injury to an individual. This only applies to French door style refrigerators with a specific travel latch. Attached is a list of specific coaches affected.
TSB 441
NEWMAR CORPORATION HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN SPECIFIC MOTOR HOMES. CERTAIN MOTORHOMES MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR TRAVEL LATCH THAT MAY ACTIVATE WITHOUT THE USERS KNOWLEDGE WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. IF THE LATCH LOCKS THE DOOR SHUT, THE REFRIGERATOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ENTRAPMENT/INJURY TO AN INDIVIDUAL. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO FRENCH DOOR STYLE REFRIGERATORS WITH A SPECIFIC TRAVEL LATCH. ATTACHED IS A LIST OF SPECIFIC COACHES AFFECTED.
TSB 412
ON CERTAIN NEWMAR MOTORHOMES, THE REFRIGERATOR HEATED WATER LINE CIRCUIT BREAKER MAY HAVE THE WRONG SIZE AMPERAGE RATING AND THE 12 VOLT THERMOSTAT AND 12 VOLT HEATED WATER LINE COULD ALSO BE WIRED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING IT TO HAVE THE INCORRECT WIRING OR NO POWER. THE INCORRECT CIRCUIT BREAKER AMPERAGE RATING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. NHTSA 14V-602, TC# 2014-425
TSB-396
NEWMAR CORP.: ON SOME MANUFACTURED CHASSIS, THE RATIO VALVE CONTROL PORT DIAPHRAGMS, AIR IS ESCAPING AND THERE MAY EXIST A POTENTIAL DEFECT. MODELS 2004-2012 KING AIRE, MOUNTAIN AIRE, ESSEX. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.