Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V602000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-09-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V602000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
561
Reported to NHTSA
2014-09-29
Owners notified
2014-11-06

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Bay Star, Ventana VT/VL, Dutch Aire, Dutch Star, All-Star, Mountain Aire, and Essex motorhomes manufactured January 16, 2007, to May 24, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the circuit breaker for the refrigerator heated water line may be incorrect for the amperage draw.

Safety risk

A circuit breaker that is incorrectly rated for the amperage need increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the motorhome and verify that the circuit breaker rating is correct for the amperage draw, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2014. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

42 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR ALL Star2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR BAY Star2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Dutch Aire DP2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Dutch Star2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Essex2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
NEWMAR Ventana2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.