{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Newmar recall 18V144: 2018 Essex Motorhomes",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v144/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V144 (Newmar): If the taillights detach, the driver will not be able to communicate his driving intentions, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Newmar Essex, model year 2018. Filed by Newmar Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 2 March 2018. 33 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Essex motorhomes. The taillights on these vehicles may loosen and detach from the vehicle while driving. 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 taillights detach, the driver will not be able to communicate his driving intentions, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V144 Newmar Corporation Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights 2 March 2018 2018-2018 NEWMAR ESSEX If the taillights detach, the driver will not be able to communicate his driving intentions, increasing the risk of a crash. Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will secure the taillights with new hardware, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 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 say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:34:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Newmar recall 18V144: 2018 Essex Motorhomes\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v144/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}