What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012312
- Recall date
- 20 September 2012
- Make
- Newmar
- Models
- Dutch Star Diesel Pusher Motorhome, Dutch Aire Diesel Pusher Motorhome
- Model years
- 2008 to 2010
- Vehicle class
- Motorhome
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 71
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain motorhomes equipped with a Spartan chassis, the air brake chambers may contact the front suspension upper control arms while the vehicle is underway. Continued contact may result in damage sufficient enough to inhibit the full release of the brakes. If one of the front brakes does not fully release, heat could be generated, which could cause the brakes to bind, and the vehicle to pull to one side. This could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Spartan authorized repair facilities will add spacers to the front air spring suspension.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2012312.