1999 Newell Motor Home Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 1999 Newell Motor Home, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
4 safety recalls for the 1999 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.
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Wheel bearing (suspension)
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.
Remedy: 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…
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Arm (steering)
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.
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Linkages (steering)
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with dana steering relay levers. The levers can develop surface cracking.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering relay levers.
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Suspension: front
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.
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1999 Newell Motor Home have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2000 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Consumer have a problem regarding the speedometer installed on the motor home which is unreadable while driving in daylight and the same at night.*et”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 3, 2000 · Power train
Compare Newell Motor Home model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Newell Motor Home model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Newell Motor Home | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Newell Motor Home | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 Newell Motor Home | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 Newell Motor Home | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 Newell Motor Home | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 Newell Motor Home | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 Newell Motor Home | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 Newell Motor Home | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 Newell Motor Home | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 Newell Motor Home | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 Newell Motor Home | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Newell Motor Home | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Newell Motor Home | 1 | 0 |
Checking a specific 1999 Newell Motor Home
How do I know if my 1999 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 1999 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
- Motor Coach1 complaints
- Newell Coach0 complaints
- P500 complaints
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.