NHTSA recall 05V324000
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Newmar Essex
Reported Jul 25, 200587 vehicles affectedNEWMAR CORPORATIONMaker’s number SPEC 05022Built Jan 27, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004
The defect
On certain motor homes built on spartan chassis and equipped with i-shafts supplied by zf heavy duty steering, there IS a potential for a failure of the fork/shaft connection. at the non-welded side of the i-shaft there IS a universal joint. it IS possible that the fork shaft connection could be lost.
The risk
Drivers will lose steerability of the vehicle and a crash could occur without prior warning.
The remedy
Newmar, with the assistance of spartan, intends to establish a program for remedying the defective i-shafts free of charge. owners may contact spartan at 517-543-6400 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.