Newmar Essex, Mountain Aire +1 more: Steering — and connections

Affects Newmar Essex, Mountain Aire, London Aire · 2014–2015 — about 93 vehicles.

The hazard

Loss of power steering assist would result in increased difficulty to steer the vehicle in either direction at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will replace the power steering hose with a higher temperature rated one, free of charge. The recall began on June 15, 2016. Owners may contact Freightliner customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 16V-121.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational