Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V426000

Exterior lighting

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-06-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V426000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
2,003
Reported to NHTSA
2019-06-07
Owners notified
2019-07-18

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

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

21 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2019 2018 2017
NEWMAR Essex2019 2018 2017
NEWMAR London Aire2019 2018 2017
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2019 2018 2017
NEWMAR NEW Aire2019 2018
NEWMAR Ventana2019 2018 2017
NEWMAR Ventana LE2019 2018 2017 2016

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.