2008 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DP Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 08V078000 on 02/21/2008
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 12/10/2006 - 01/31/2008
- Affected:
- 109
- Defect:
- Newmar is recalling 109 my 2008-2009 bay star, canyon star kountry aire, torrey pine, ventana diesel pusher, all star diesel pusher, kountry star diesel pusher, and dutch star diesel pusher class a motor homes and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with atwood sealed burner ranges. the range and slide-in burner tubes leading from the gas manifold to the burner heads had a depression or "kink" in the exterior bend restricting proper airflow and gas mixture.
- Consequence:
- This condition could result in carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Correction:
- Newmar is working with atwood to have the tubes replaced on these ranges (please see 07e030). owners may contact atwood at 1-800-348-7418 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.
- Campaign:
- 08V596000 on 11/16/2008
- Component:
- Trailer hitches
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/2005 - 10/30/2008
- Affected:
- 913
- Defect:
- Newmar is recalling 913 my 2007-2009 all star me, dutch star dp, my 2007-2008 kountry star dp, my 2007 mountain aire dp, and my 2009 dutch aire dp and ventana dp motor homes built on spartan chassis and equipped with putnam hitches. after some period of use, certain trailer hitches may develop stress fractures due to sharp radii and /or tool marking.
- Consequence:
- Fractures in the suspect hitches may result in hitch separation, potentially resulting in injury and/or property damage.
- Correction:
- Newmar is working with spartan who will replace the trailer hitch free of charge (please see 08v567). owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 11V235000 on 04/13/2011
- Component:
- Equipment
- Affected:
- 5,486
- Defect:
- Newmar is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200 series norcold refrigerators. the population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. the response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
- Consequence:
- The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
- Correction:
- Newmar is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. the safety recall began on march 28, 2011. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
- 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
2008 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DP TSBs (5)
- Bulletin:
- 342
- Component:
- 355100 equipment:other:labels
- Summary:
- Newmar - all domestic units retailed after 6/2/08 - fmvss 120 now requires all rv's have their weight labels modified if more than 100 lbs has been added to the unit between the time of manufacture and the time of first retail delivery.
- Bulletin:
- TSB-340
- Component:
- 021000 suspension:front
- Summary:
- Newmar: popping or grinding noises in the front end when "ifs" suspension is articulating. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-374
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Newmar: limited quantity of units with dometic awnings 198 or over that were installed with 1 anti billow stud. due to potential risk of damage while in transit, an upgrade kit is requested to be installed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-375
- Component:
- 356000 equipment adaptive
- Summary:
- Newmar: due to potential poor cooling performance on some norcold 2117 refrigerators with serial #11323165 and earlier, an upgrade kit is available to be installed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-377
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Newmar: warranty claim may be denied by evans tempcon, if warranty parts not replaced with original oem part. *pe
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