NHTSA Campaign 16V810000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 16V810000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
Newmar Corporation filed the report for 16V810000 with NHTSA on November 8, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V810000, NHTSA lists up to 51 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 12, 2016 and September 22, 2016.
The 16V810000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V810000 were scheduled from December 1, 2016, 23 days after the report.
16V810000 covers 3 models from Newmar, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V810000 ranks 76 of 101 Newmar Corporation recalls on this site.
Besides 16V810000, Newmar Corporation has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 16V810000 was 16V478000, reported on June 28, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2017 Dutch Star, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes manufactured May 12, 2016, to September 22, 2016 and built on a Spartan Motors chassis. The throttle circuit wires on the affected vehicles may not have been be twisted to cancel out electromagnetic interference, and as a result, interference may cause the throttle signal to be higher or lower than intended.
- The risk
- Unintended deceleration or acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will install an overlay harness with twisted wires, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Spartan at 1-800-543-4277. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V-776.
Reported November 8, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V810000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V810000, 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: November 8, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted