Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V234000

Seats

Newmar Corporation filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-04-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V234000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Newmar Corporation
Vehicles affected
4,961
Reported to NHTSA
2022-04-11
Owners notified
2022-06-10

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer 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.

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

35 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
NEWMAR BAY Star2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR BAY Star Sport2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR Canyon Star2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR Dutch Star2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR Essex2020 2019
NEWMAR Kountry Star2022 2021 2020
NEWMAR London Aire2020 2019
NEWMAR Mountain Aire2020 2019
NEWMAR NEW Aire2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR Super Star2021
NEWMAR Ventana2022 2021 2020 2019
NEWMAR Ventana LE2019

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.