• We moved!
  Forum: General
  Last Post: Fulltiming
  9 hours ago
  » Replies: 2
  » Views: 105
• East Coast 2025 No Rally ...
  Forum: Get Togethers
  Last Post: HoosierDaddy
  05-11-2025, 07:29 PM
  » Replies: 54
  » Views: 11,549
• Happy Mother's Day
  Forum: Newell or Coach things the Ladies would like to share
  Last Post: Wanderman
  05-11-2025, 05:25 AM
  » Replies: 1
  » Views: 85
• Microphor problems
  Forum: Plumbing and fixtures
  Last Post: whited44
  05-11-2025, 04:04 AM
  » Replies: 2
  » Views: 150
• 1989 Newell #206
  Forum: Coaches for Sale (Please read the info in the Category description)
  Last Post: Fiddle-footed
  05-07-2025, 09:39 AM
  » Replies: 0
  » Views: 109
• Dupree Brand Sewer Hose D...
  Forum: Plumbing and fixtures
  Last Post: Wanderman
  05-07-2025, 06:08 AM
  » Replies: 0
  » Views: 88
• Heater hose connections -...
  Forum: Anything else
  Last Post: wil6707
  05-06-2025, 07:52 AM
  » Replies: 2
  » Views: 168
• gaggenau 2 burner cooktop...
  Forum: Appliances
  Last Post: [email protected]
  05-05-2025, 04:59 PM
  » Replies: 1
  » Views: 121
• How I Connected Relays to...
  Forum: Air Conditioning
  Last Post: whited44
  05-04-2025, 05:50 PM
  » Replies: 85
  » Views: 74,698
• 1989 Newell #209 – Alumin...
  Forum: Coaches for Sale (Please read the info in the Category description)
  Last Post: Hasij2
  05-04-2025, 04:02 PM
  » Replies: 0
  » Views: 129

• Forum posts:67,442
• Forum threads:8,024
• Members:3,859
• Latest member:Chris20fan

to welcome our new grand baby!
Scott just called and they're at the hospital, her water broke and they're keeping her. So hoping it won't be long now.

This applies to all Newell's from 1990. Late 1980 Newells are mostly, but not exactly the same.

VIN will be 17 numbers and letters. There are VIN decoders for Ford, GM, Chrysler, etc but they will crash when entering the VIN for a Newell.

The following applies for a 1990 or newer Newell:

First 2 characters: 1N = (always 1N for 1986+ Newells) Made in United States
3rd character: 9 = (always 9 for 1986+ Newells) Manufacturer makes less than 500 vehicles/year
Digits 4-6: xxx = three numbers (for 1990+ Newells), representing the length in feet and inches 458 is 45'8"
Digits 7-8: X8 = as with digits 4-6 this is up to the manufacturer, Newell has used X8 for digits 7 & 8 for all the VIN numbers I have seen from 1990 on.
Digit 9: x = a check digit determined based on the other 16 digits
Digit 10: x = year of vehicle (code begins with an A in 1980, and again in 2010, and increments 1 letter per year but skips I, so J is a 1988 and will be a 2018, skips O (so it doesn't look like a zero) so P is a 1993 and will be a 2023, skips Q (again to avoid confusion) so R is a 1994 and will be a 2024, skips U so V is 1997 and will be 2027, skips Z and starts numbers so a 1 is a 2001 and will be a 2031. This will ALWAYS tell you the year model of the Newell within a 30 year window (1980-2009 when it starts over for 2010-2039).
Digit 11: 1 = (always 1 for Newells) Plant Code (Miami, OK)
Digit 12-14: 011 = (always 011 for Newells) indicates the manufacturer is Newell (in conjunction with first 3 characters of VIN)
Digit 15-17: 281 = Sequence Number, which for Newell is the coach number for coaches through 815 and is the last three digits of the coach number for coaches number 1200 or greater which occurred in 2007 models (Newell skipped 816-1100 to catch up for the pre-1986 coaches since Newell started in 1986 with coach 1 in their 'new' numbering system.

Hope this helps when you see a VIN for a 1990 or newer coach.

Here is a guys that likes his toys! Nice shop at home and takes his garage with him.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-45ft-Newell...Vs_Campers

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvs/4226616686.html

i ran across this one this morning. not too far from me

tom

Has the same coach for sale twice, the original ad listed it at 279000.. Now an additional ad listing the same coach for 50k more.. But it now has 800 miles more on it..

Has anyone used this product? Another rver showed me how they work and it was quite remarkable how there was no smearing. But boy are they expensive!

http://www.amazon.com/MysticMaid-G718KC-...maid+cloth

Before anyone travels to Oklahoma..maybe to Newell PLEASE check the weather before heading this way. We are under severe winter warnings here and it's sleeting and snowing! So please travel safe!

Pam

When Newell was going over my coach looking for air leaks . They plugged an air hose into the air chuck in the chassis battery compartment and let that pressurize the system.. I was considering doing that when it is in storage with an external compressor so I wouldn't have to run the one on the coach.. Comments?..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ink:top:en

tom

Considering a new air seat for my coach. Any ideas?