NHTSA Recall 00V354000
NHTSA Campaign Id 00V354000; Date: Oct. 31, 2000
This failure could result in the wheel and tire assembly becoming disconnected from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
1999 Newell Motor Home; 2000 Newell Motor Home
Component: Suspension:front:wheel Bearing
Manufactured by: Newell Coach Corp.
Affected Units:: 55
Recall Summary:
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana speciality axle ts6 tag axles. Hub overload can cause premature bearing failure at between 12,000 and 20,000 miles.
How to Fix:
Dealers will install a revised tag axle suspension arrangement to correct this problem. Also, at intervals of 7,500 miles, owners are requested to arrange to have the tag axle wheel bearings replaced at a dealership or call newell to issue authorization to have these bearings changed in a service facility in the field at newell's expense.
Recall Notes:
Owner notification began February 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact newell at 1-918-542-3344. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 22, 2001
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