2001–2002 Newmar Kountry Star & 2000 Newmar Dutch Star recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motor homes built on spartan/freightliner chassis and equipped with michelin 255/80R22.5 xrv tires, the cords CAN fatigue if the tires are overloaded or underinflated.
💥 The risk
This may result in a loss of control and could increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace only the front tires. It is important that the front tires are not rotated to the rear. A certification tag documenting the new front tires installation and simultaneously increasing the rear tire inflation pressures to 105 PSI will be issued. Owner notification began february 9, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact newmar at 1-574-773-2381.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V037000
- Manufacturer
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 3,589
- Component
- TIRES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 9, 2004
- Built
- Mar 5, 1997 – Jun 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- This action is deemed a safety improvement campaign and is not being conducted under the safety act.the company has informed NHTSA that it will provide the modifications described above free of charge.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).