NHTSA Campaign 18V505000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
NHTSA campaign 18V505000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper. The repair is free.
Newmar Corporation filed the report for 18V505000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V505000, NHTSA lists up to 119 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 10, 2017 and January 31, 2018.
The 18V505000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V505000 were scheduled from August 30, 2018, 28 days after the report.
18V505000 covers 3 models from Newmar, model years 2017–2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V505000 ranks 57 of 101 Newmar Corporation recalls on this site.
Besides 18V505000, Newmar Corporation has 5 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V505000 was 17V843000, reported on December 26, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Newmar Ventana LE and Ventana motorhomes, 2018 Mountain Aire and Essex motorhomes, and 2017-2018 London Aire motorhomes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.
- The risk
- If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Newmar will notify owners, and authorized Daimler Trucks service centers will inspect the caliper mounting bolts and tighten them to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-353.
Reported August 2, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V505000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V505000, 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: August 2, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted