NHTSA Campaign 10V228000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 10V228000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
NEWMAR CORPORATION filed the report for 10V228000 with NHTSA on May 27, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V228000, NHTSA lists up to 152 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2009 and April 12, 2010.
The 10V228000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V228000 were scheduled from August 2, 2010, 67 days after the report.
10V228000 covers 1 model from Newmar, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V228000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V228000 ranks 2 of 2 NEWMAR CORPORATION recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- NEWMAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 13, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2010. THESE MOTOR HOMES MAY CONTAIN A DEFECTIVE CRIMP CONNECTION IN THE AUXILIARY BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN AN INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OR DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CABLE. RESULTANT ELECTRICAL ARCING AND OVERHEATING MAY GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT FOR IGNITION OF SURROUNDING MATERIALS.
- The risk
- FAILURE OF THE CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- NEWMAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-800-731-8300.
Reported May 27, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V228000 (1)
Newmar (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V228000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted