Recall 00V354000: 1999–2000 Newell Motor Home

Report received

Oct 31, 2000

Manufacturer

Newell coach corp.

Potentially affected

55vehicles

Model years

1999–2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana speciality axle ts6 tag axles. Hub overload can cause premature bearing failure at between 12,000 and 20,000 miles.

Possible consequence

This failure could result in the wheel and tire assembly becoming disconnected from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install a revised tag axle suspension arrangement to correct this problem. Also, at intervals of 7,500 miles, owners are requested to arrange to have the tag axle wheel bearings replaced at a dealership or call newell to issue authorization to have these bearings changed in a service facility in the field at newell's expense.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Newell Motor Home1 complaints
• 2000 Newell Motor Home0 complaints