Newmar Mountain Aire 2005
Model Mountain Aire made in 2005 by Newmar got 10 consumer complains there are 7 recalls as well as 6 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to steering, structure and visibility. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, equipment and exterior lighting. There were some recalls concerningequipment, service brakes, air and steering.
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V434000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 08/16/2001 to 06/02/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 435 | 04/06/2011 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 09/22/2010 | 09/23/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Newmar is recalling certain recreational trailers equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. the plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An overheated receiver could cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Newmar is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. the safety recall began on april 6, 2011. owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| 05V170000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 12/01/2002 to 04/01/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 935 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 04/25/2005 | 04/25/2005 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which are equipped with webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or newmar at 574-773-7719. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V459000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 108 | 10/22/2004 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 09/17/2004 | 09/23/2004 | 567 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain fifth wheel recreational vehicles, during the model year change, two positions in the vehicle identification number (vin) were not correctly changed to indicate a new model year. therefore, the vin tag illustrates an incorrect vin number. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprint and install new federal vin tags. the recall began october 22, 2004. owners should contact newmar corporation at 1-574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V366000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 06/01/2003 to 11/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 2192 | 10/23/2008 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 07/17/2008 | 07/31/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Newmar is recalling 772 my 2004-2005 american star, kountry aire, mountain aire, my 2003-2006 kountry star, my 2007 x-aire fifth wheel trailers; my 2007 bay star, my 2004-2007 kountry star, my 2004-2006 mountain aire, my 2003-2005 scottsdale class a motor homes; and my 2004-2006 dutch star, my 2003-2006 kountry star, my 2004-2006 mountain aire diesel pusher motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Newmar is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V263000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 06/02/2005 | 06/08/2005 | ||||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain motor homes equipped with ametek ngi gauges, the air gauges are not properly calibrated and the low air warning indicator may be activated when actual air reservoir pressure readings are below the federal motor vehicle safety standard required range of 60 to 65psi. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This may cause the parking brake to engage without warning, thus throwing the passenger forward, creating the potential for injury to occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Spartan is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will install a harness jumper cable to each air sender. owners may contact spartan at 800-543-4277 or newmar at 574-773-7719. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V280000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 99 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 07/26/2006 | 07/27/2006 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. the spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This steering condition could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Workhorse is conducting this recall (please see 06v148). they will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering intermediate shafts free of charge. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or newmar at 574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V015000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 126 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 01/11/2008 | 01/11/2008 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor home chassis built on freightliner vcl or xc chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. this could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Freightliner is conducting this recall (please see 07v-343) and will replace the steering gear free of charge. owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or newmar at 574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 250 | 12/20/2004 | 10014722 | Inability of the optional ems (energy management system) system to shed loads for low amperage connections. this would result in all controlled appliances to be kept on-line despite incoming amperage. applicable only to units with ems opt | 05/06/2005 | |
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 343 | 06/02/2008 | 10025862 | Newmar corporation: all motorized rv. a thermal limit switch is added to certain 1200 lr, 1200 lrim, and 1201 lrim refrigerators to prevent possible excess or overheating conditions in the heater area of the cooling unit to exceed a certa | 09/11/2008 | |
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||||
| 344 | 06/04/2008 | 10025861 | Newmar corporation: all motorized equipped with norcold refer. change cooling unit heating element vendors; there is a new style electric heating element that must be used in certain new cooling units. *pe | 09/11/2008 | |
| 252 | 05/06/2005 | 10015147 | Poor refrigerator performance on certain units with dometic refrigerator. performance decreased by poor air flow across refer cooling unit because of restricted air movement by roof mounted vent. norcold vent cover was installed on some m | 06/22/2005 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||||
| 306 | 12/06/2006 | 10022875 | Optical warning devices - turn signal stalk operation is awkward. spartan campaign tsb06-540-0002 mh586. *nj | 10/02/2007 | |
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| TSB-372 | 04/30/2010 | 10034235 | Newmar corp.: failed amsafe seat belts being returned to newmar for warranty coverage. please note that when changing out warranty amsafe seat belts, both harness strap with clip and buckle portion will need to be returned. all motorized | 10/27/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 06/08/2010 | 2 | 05/01/2005 | |
| 2005 nemar mountain aire motorhome. consumer writes regarding loose steering *tgw the consumer stated he experienced excessive steering wheel movement. the repairs only lasted for a short period of time. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 newmar mountain aire motorhome. consumer states while cleaning front windows he noticed that the drivers side top corner was out of the molding. the consumer stated while driving to the repair shop, he could feel air coming in the front window. the mechanic found both front windshields had come out of the seals. the frame on top of the windshield wasn't put together well. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 07/07/2005 | 4014 | 1 | 04/04/2005 |
| When changing my oil in the motor home , i was looking at the componets of the undercarriage and was shocked to see that the right side motor mount was missing one bolt completely and the other one was just hanging by a few threads. my family and i had just returned from a trip to pennslyvania , if the engine had fallen while we were on the road it could have caused a wreck. i contacted the company (newmar) and they said that they were not responsible, that workhorse, the manufacture of the chassis was. i contacted workhorse and reported the problem and they didn't seem very concerned. they told me to take it to a dealer to have it fixed. i told them that i had already fixed it myself. i also called the dealer where i bought the motor home and told them about it and they told me that it wasn't their problem and that they were only responsible for the coach part of the motor home. i was not looking for a remedy for the problem, i just wanted them to recognize that there was a problem and to notify whomever was responsible for the oversight and hopefully it wouldn't cause a problem for someone else. the preceived lack of concern on their part was upsetting as it put my family at risk. thank you for looking at this complaint and i hope you can call to the attention of whichever party is responsible the possible effects of not checking on the assembly quality control of the chassis on these motor homes. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 newmar mountain aire motorhome. consumer states while cleaning front windows he noticed that the drivers side top corner was out of the molding. the consumer stated while driving to the repair shop, he could feel air coming in the front window. the mechanic found both front windshields had come out of the seals. the frame on top of the windshield wasn't put together well. *jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | NAPA | 94559 | DAN SHAVLIK'S RV SERVICE | 707-265-6769 |
| VT | E. MONTPELIER | 05651 | VERMONT COUNTRY CAMPER SALE, INC. | 802-223-6417 |