{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Newmar recall 18V061: 2018 Essex Motorhomes Built on a Freightliner Chassis",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v061/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V061 (Newmar): If the driver has reduced visibility, there would be an increased risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Newmar Essex, model year 2018. Filed by Newmar Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 19 January 2018. 11 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Essex motorhomes built on a Freightliner chassis. The low beam headlights do not also illuminate as intended when the high beam headlights are activated, reducing the driver's visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the driver has reduced visibility, there would be an increased risk of a crash.” 18V061 Newmar Corporation Exterior Lighting:Headlights 19 January 2018 2018-2018 NEWMAR ESSEX If the driver has reduced visibility, there would be an increased risk of a crash. Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks North America authorized service facilities will reprogram the Freightliner chassis module, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet sa",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:31:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:53:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Newmar recall 18V061: 2018 Essex Motorhomes Built on a Freightliner Chassis\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v061/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}