Recall Detail
NEWMAR / LONDONAIRE / 1997
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9723 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: NEWMAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008949000081921000000336 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: LONDONAIRE | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V167003 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 24 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Newmar Corporation | Report Received Date: Sep, 18 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 11 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel). | Consequence Summary: If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result. |
| Corrective Summary : Vehicle systems inc. will conduct the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers. | Recall Notes: Owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vsi at 1-800-685-4289 or newmar at 1-219-773-7791.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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