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RJ51 · 02-06-2017, 09:56 PM

Newmar/Freightliner has a recall for the power steering hose for some 2016 and 2017's. My question is has anyone had this done and how long did it take and what was involved.

mskier · 02-06-2017, 10:01 PM

Just got it done today 2/16/17. Took 1/2 day to get the parts delivered from Freightliner and 20 minutes to install them.

NEWMARDS3724 · 02-07-2017, 04:11 AM

Hello my friend, I had an inspection completed about 1 month ago and the inspection turned out that no repair needed to be made. I actually got lucky and arrived at the freightliner repair shop when they opened and called a few days in advance to notify them I would be there. It took about 3 hours.

Safe Travels, David

Capt. Kirk · 02-07-2017, 07:09 AM

The time required to do the work is minimal, 15-20 minutes, but as others have said, waiting for parts and an available tech can add hours.

I called Ocala Florida Freightliner for an appointment 1 week ahead, and while they didn't have an opening for an appointment, they did say they would fit me in if I could leave it all day.

We dropped the coach off at 9:00 am and were on the road at 4:00 pm, but the actual work was done at 3:30 pm as they were waiting on clamps from their parts supplier.