NHTSA Campaign 17V843000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 17V843000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
Newmar Corporation filed the report for 17V843000 with NHTSA on December 26, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V843000, NHTSA lists up to 30 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 6, 2016 and February 22, 2017.
The 17V843000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V843000 were scheduled from January 24, 2018, 29 days after the report.
17V843000 covers 2 models from Newmar, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V843000 ranks 84 of 101 Newmar Corporation recalls on this site.
Besides 17V843000, Newmar Corporation has 5 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 17V843000 was 16V252000, reported on April 28, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2017 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, and Canyon Star vehicles, built on Ford chassis and equipped with Antilock Brake Systems (ABS). The brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Units (HECU) on these vehicles may be missing valve block ball plugs, potentially causing a brake fluid leak or air ingestion during electronic brake distribution and/or ABS activation.
- The risk
- A brake fluid leak or air ingestion can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Newmar will notify owners, and Ford or Lincoln dealers will inspect the HECU for missing valve block ball plugs, replacing the unit as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 17V-768.
Reported December 26, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V843000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V843000, 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: December 26, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted