Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V166000

Steering: critical fasteners

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-03-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V166000

Steering: critical fasteners

Component
Steering: critical fasteners
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
1,277
Reported to NHTSA
2022-03-17
Owners notified
2022-05-16

Defect description

Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 New Aire, Essex, King Aire, Ventana, Kountry Star, London Aire, Dutch Star and Mountain Aire motorhomes. The upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in loss of steering control.

Safety risk

Loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the upper and lower bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 16, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's 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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

16 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR Dutch Star2022 2021
NEWMAR Essex2022 2021
NEWMAR King Aire2022 2021
NEWMAR Kountry Star2022 2021
NEWMAR London Aire2022 2021
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2022 2021
NEWMAR NEW Aire2022 2021
NEWMAR Ventana2022 2021

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.