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.
RSB 477
Spartan Motors USA, Inc. has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motor homes built on Spartan chassis. In response, Newmar Corporation is publishing the following recall: NHTSA #17V 195 TC #2017-162. Issue: On certain motorhomes, the ball joints on the independent front suspension may be loose. If not detected, the loose ball joints could separate over time. This could affect vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property.
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.
PIB 433
This PIB has been created to inform Newmar dealers that power lock actuators for baggage doors (part # 66214 and part # 123822) are now obsolete. The new part (# 024193) is a replacement for both of the obsolete parts and will mount the same way. The wire connections have changed from a plug to two barrel connectors. The barrel connectors may be used or cut off to install with spade terminals, which allows wires to be reversed easily.
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-407
NEWMAR MOTORHOME: ON MOTOR HOMES, EQUIPPED WITH 12VOLT MOTION SENSOR, THE WHITE CONNECTOR BLOCK IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE. MODELS 2012-2013 MOUNTAIN AIRE, KING AIRE, ESSEX. *PE
397
SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
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.