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1998 Newell Motor Home Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 1998 Newell Motor Home. Check your own VIN below.

4
safety recalls
0
owner complaints to NHTSA

4 safety recalls for the 1998 Newell Motor Home

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Arm (steering)

    NHTSA 00V330000 Reported 80 vehicles potentially affected NEWELL COACH CORP.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana ifs suspensions. One of the four studs used to attach the spindle to the front suspension wishbones has broken.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all studs and nuts, using longer studs.

  2. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 00V215003 Reported 104 vehicles potentially affected NEWELL COACH CORP.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana steering relay levers. The levers can develop surface cracking.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering relay levers.

  3. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 98V314000 Reported 60 vehicles potentially affected NEWELL COACH CORP.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana suspensions. A machining operation was omitted from the suspension pivot arm.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the upper wishbones that have any signs of metal to metal contact and all pivot arms will need to be modified whether or not they show signs of metal contact.

  4. Furnace (equipment)

    NHTSA 98V167007 Reported 119 vehicles potentially affected NEWELL COACH CORP.

    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).

    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…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 1998 Newell Motor Home. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Newell Motor Home model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Newell Motor Home model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1993 Newell Motor Home10
1994 Newell Motor Home10
1995 Newell Motor Home11
1996 Newell Motor Home30
1997 Newell Motor Home30
1998 Newell Motor Home40
1999 Newell Motor Home41
2000 Newell Motor Home20
2003 Newell Motor Home50
2004 Newell Motor Home60
2005 Newell Motor Home80
2006 Newell Motor Home70
2007 Newell Motor Home70
2008 Newell Motor Home61
2009 Newell Motor Home10
2010 Newell Motor Home20
2011 Newell Motor Home10

Checking a specific 1998 Newell Motor Home

How do I know if my 1998 Newell Motor Home has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 1998 Newell Motor Home; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Newell dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V215003).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Newell models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.