2003–2005 Newell Motor Home recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain Motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
💥 The risk
The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater CAN increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or newell at 1-918-542-3344.
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
- 05V242000
- Manufacturer
- NEWELL COACH CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 71
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-685-4298
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Mar 25, 2003 – Mar 31, 2005
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Free of charge.the recall began on june 3, 2005.owners may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.