NHTSA recall 98V167003
Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Furnace
Newmar Londonaire
Reported Sep 18, 199818 vehicles affectedNEWMAR CORPORATIONBuilt Sep 24, 1996 – Jul 31, 1997
The defect
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel).
The risk
If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result.
The remedy
Vehicle systems inc. Will conduct the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers.