Vehicle recall 07V490000 · October 17, 2007
Newmar London Aire and King Aire
Certain diesel bus motor homes equipped with driver seats built by villa international fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207,…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain diesel bus motor homes equipped with driver seats built by villa international fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems." the lower slide rails of the air suspension can fail.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash, separation of the seat from the seat pedestal may lead to personal injury.
- Remedy
- Newmar is working with villa to install two reinforcement tethers between the front of the seat pedestal and the top of the air suspension free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2007. Owners may contact newmar at 574-773-7791.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V490000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 17, 2007
- Filed by
- NEWMAR CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- December 4, 2007
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 13
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Newmar King Aire (2008): 2008
- Newmar London Aire (2006-2007): 2007, 2006
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