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Newmar Corporation in the affected vehicles, the steering box may have been manufactured with an incorrect spacer with insufficient height that can cause too much play, causing the connection to wear between the steering wheel and the front axle.

NHTSA campaign 16V-414 · Reported June 8, 2016 · 510 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Newmar Corporation
VEHICLES AFFECTED
510
REMEDY
Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Newmar Corporation reported a problem with the steering. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, the steering box may have been manufactured with an incorrect spacer with insufficient height that can cause too much play, causing the connection to wear between the steering wheel and the front axle.

WHY IT MATTERS

The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-414.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-414

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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