NHTSA Campaign 16V478000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 16V478000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
Newmar Corporation filed the report for 16V478000 with NHTSA on June 28, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V478000, NHTSA lists up to 1,243 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 28, 2013 and December 14, 2015.
The 16V478000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V478000 were scheduled from August 5, 2016, 38 days after the report.
16V478000 covers 4 models from Newmar, model years 2014–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V478000 ranks 18 of 101 Newmar Corporation recalls on this site.
Besides 16V478000, Newmar Corporation has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Dutch Star and Mountain Aire and 2015-2016 London Aire and Essex motorhomes manufactured January 28, 2013, to December 14, 2015 and built on a Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) chassis. The throttle pedal position sensor on the affected vehicles may not return to zero, causing the engine brake to suddenly not activate as expected, reducing the vehicle's deceleration ability.
- The risk
- A sudden loss of an engine brake without warning on a motorhome may lead to a reduced brake capacity, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Newmar will notify owners, and DTNA dealers will replace the throttle pedal, free of charge. The recall began on August 5, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar Customer Service Department at 1-800-731-8300 or Daimler Trucks North America LLC at 1-800-547-0712, or by e-mail at [email protected]. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V 321.
Reported June 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V478000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V478000, 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: June 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted