01 / OFFICIAL CAMPAIGNS
2019 Newmar New Aire recall campaigns
NHTSA 22V234000
- Component
- SEATS
- Report received
- April 11, 2022
- Potential units
- 4,961campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Canyon Star, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020-2022 Kountry Star, 2019-2020 Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2021 Super Star vehicles. The wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which can lead to a pinched wire in the seat adjustment mechanism and cause an electrical short circuit.
Why it matters: A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and secure the wiring, adding circuit breaker and fuse protection as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on June 10, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Owner notification: June 10, 2022 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 21V571000
- Component
- EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE
- Report received
- July 27, 2021
- Potential units
- 4,106campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Bay Star, Ventana, New Aire, 2019-2020 Canyon Star, Bay Star Sport, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, 2018-2021 Dutch Star, 2020 Kountry Star, and 2019 Ventana LE recreational vehicles. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
Why it matters: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 10, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21E 047.
Owner notification: September 10, 2021 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 20V509000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Report received
- August 27, 2020
- Potential units
- 732campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Essex and New Aire, 2019 Dutch Star, London Aire, Mountain Aire, and Ventana motorhomes. The instrument panel brightness cannot be adjusted, possibly causing glare when driving at night. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays.".
Why it matters: Glare can reduce the driver's visibility of the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owner, and dealers will update the software and processor, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2020. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Owner notification: October 21, 2020 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 20V421000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Report received
- July 21, 2020
- Potential units
- 3,202campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporaton (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE, 2017-2020 Ventana, London Aire, Essex and Dutch Star, 2017-2019 Mountain Aire, 2018-2020 New Aire, and 2020 Kountry Star motorhomes that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 19V-426. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
Why it matters: Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks North America dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. This recall began September 11, 2020. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20V-404.
Owner notification: September 11, 2020 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 19V426000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Report received
- June 7, 2019
- Potential units
- 2,003campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE and 2017-2019 Dutch Star, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire and Ventana, and 2018-2019 New Aire motorhomes built on a Daimler trucks chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
Why it matters: Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will inspect and replace the rear PDM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-852.
Owner notification: July 18, 2019 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 19V257000
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Report received
- March 29, 2019
- Potential units
- 476campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Bay Star, Essex, New Aire, 2018 Bay Start Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, King Aire, Mountain Aire, Ventana LE, Ventana, and London Aire motorhomes. The power supply for the WiFiRanger may overheat.
Why it matters: An overheated power supply can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Newmar has notified owners, and dealers will replace the power supply, free of charge. The recall began April 18, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Owner notification: April 18, 2019 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 18V518000
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Report received
- August 6, 2018
- Potential units
- 239campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar Ventana LE, Mountain Aire, Essex, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, London Aire and King Aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles have entry doors that have latch rods that may be improperly adjusted, allowing the door to open during transit.
Why it matters: If the door opens during transit, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will readjust the door latch rod, free of charge. The recall began September 5, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Owner notification: September 5, 2018 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
NHTSA 18V219000
- Component
- TIRES
- Report received
- April 5, 2018
- Potential units
- 72campaign-wide
Defect and consequence
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar New Aire motorhomes built on Daimler Trucks FCCC XCS chassis equipped with wheels that have Freightliner-logo shaped holes. These wheels have a valve stem stabilizer that may dislodge and damage the valve stem.
Why it matters: Valve stem damage can result in loss of air pressure in the inner tire, causing an overload of the outer tire and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will inspect and replace the inner wheel valve stem stabilizer, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 31, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-194.
Owner notification: May 31, 2018 · Filing manufacturer: Newmar Corporation
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