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2006 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

1 injured · 603409 · 2006-11-17

Vehicle

Make
NEWMAR
Model
DUTCH STAR
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
5,815

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR PATIO LIGHT WAS SWITCHED ON AND THE 77 YEAR OLD CONTACT FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BOTH KNEES. THE RETRACTABLE STEPS OF THE VEHICLE RETRACTED WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. WHEN A SERVICE DEALER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS IMPROPER WIRING AND POORLY GROUNDED WIRING, WHICH CAUSED CROSSED WIRES. THE CROSSED WIRING CAUSED THE STEPS TO RETRACT AND TURN. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MODEL WAS DUTCH STAR.*AK THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH HELD THE EXTERIOR SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10173758
Machine
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