2005–2008 Newell Motor Home recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Newell is recalling 80 my 2005-2008 model 450 Motor homes equipped with zf transmissions. There is a potential for the shift selector to malfunction as a result of a cell phone or radio being placed in close proximity to the shifter control pad.
💥 The risk
The interference from the cell phone or radio could result in an unexpected change in direction and possible crash if a specific sequence of events were to occur.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will update the software for the transmission shift controller free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact newell at 1-888-963-9355.
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
- 08V392000
- Manufacturer
- NEWELL COACH CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 80
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Owner phone
- 1-888-963-9355
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 12, 2008
- Built
- Apr 7, 2005 – Oct 9, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.