Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V518000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-08-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V518000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
239
Reported to NHTSA
2018-08-06
Owners notified
2018-09-05

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

If the door opens during transit, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

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

16 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2019 2018
NEWMAR Essex2019 2018
NEWMAR King Aire2019 2018
NEWMAR London Aire2019 2018
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2019 2018
NEWMAR NEW Aire2019 2018
NEWMAR Ventana2019 2018
NEWMAR Ventana LE2019 2018

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.