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2003 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

1 injured · 444683 · 2003-12-08

Vehicle

Make
NEWMAR
Model
KOUNTRY STAR
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LTR FM JACKIE AND WILLIAM AMBURGEY (WA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR DEFECTIVE 2003 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR MOTORHOME, INTERIOR STEP COLLAPSED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV HAD A MECHANISM THAT LIFTED THE STEP TO FLOOR LEVEL, WHEN SHE STOOD UP, THE STEP COLLAPSED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER FELL INTO HOLE AND WAS INJURED. THE STEP HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH INFERIOR GRADE 1/2 INCH PLYWOOD WITH 1/2 INCH SCREWS, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH MARINE GRADE PLYWOOD AND STEEL ON STEEL HINGES AND LONG RODS INSTEAD OF SCREWS. *JB *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10050167
Machine
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