2018 Newmar New Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (4) · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear (1) · Visibility/Wiper (1)
Safety recalls (10)
Electrical System:software 2020-08-27 · campaign 20V509000 · 732 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Essex and New Aire, 2019 Dutch Star, London Aire, Mountain Aire, and Ventana motorhomes. The instrument panel brightness cannot be adjusted, possibly causing glare when driving at night. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Risk: Glare can reduce the driver's visibility of the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Newmar will notify owner, and dealers will update the software and processor, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2020. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Exterior Lighting:turn Signal 2020-07-21 · campaign 20V421000 · 3,202 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporaton (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE, 2017-2020 Ventana, London Aire, Essex and Dutch Star, 2017-2019 Mountain Aire, 2018-2020 New Aire, and 2020 Kountry Star motorhomes that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 19V-426. 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.
Risk: Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks North America dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. This recall began September 11, 2020. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20V-404.
Exterior Lighting 2019-06-07 · campaign 19V426000 · 2,003 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Equipment:electrical 2019-03-29 · campaign 19V257000 · 476 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Bay Star, Essex, New Aire, 2018 Bay Start Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, King Aire, Mountain Aire, Ventana LE, Ventana, and London Aire motorhomes. The power supply for the WiFiRanger may overheat.
Risk: An overheated power supply can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Newmar has notified owners, and dealers will replace the power supply, free of charge. The recall began April 18, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-08-06 · campaign 18V518000 · 239 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: If the door opens during transit, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.
Fix: 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.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2018-06-28 · campaign 18V438000 · 930 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Essex, New Aire, Ventana LE, and Ventana motorhomes. When the ignition key is in the off/accessory position and the battery disconnect is on, the slide-out rooms on these vehicles may move in or out unexpectedly.
Risk: If the slide-out room moves unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide-out room controller, free of charge. The recall began August 24, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Electrical System:wiring:fuses And Circuit Breakers 2018-04-13 · campaign 18V236000 · 653 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Ventana LE, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes. The electrical connections in the breaker box may not be properly tightened, possibly causing the connections to overheat.
Risk: Overheating of the electrical connections can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the loose electrical connections, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Tires:valve 2018-04-05 · campaign 18V219000 · 72 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar New Aire motorhomes built on Daimler Trucks FCCC XCS chassis equipped with wheels that have Freightliner-logo shaped holes. These wheels have a valve stem stabilizer that may dislodge and damage the valve stem.
Risk: Valve stem damage can result in loss of air pressure in the inner tire, causing an overload of the outer tire and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will inspect and replace the inner wheel valve stem stabilizer, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 31, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-194.
Electrical System:wiring 2017-12-19 · campaign 17V830000 · 2,915 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2018 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, New Aire, Ventana and Ventana LE motorhomes. These vehicles may have a loose power connection at the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), possibly resulting in a build up of heat.
Risk: The build up of heat in the wiring from the loose power connection can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the electrical connection at the ATS, tightening it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Equipment 2017-12-15 · campaign 17V809000 · 34,699 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling various 1995-2018 motorhomes. A list of the affected vehicles available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V809-2309.pdf. These motorhomes are equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve a
Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and instruct them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on February 7, 2018. Owners may contact Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information or owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-574-773-7791. Newmar's number for this recall is 17E-062.
Service bulletins (18)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment 2020-10-21 · 20V509 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
daimler trucks north america llc, has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa # 20v 485). in response, newmar corporation is issuing nhtsa recall # 20v 509, tc # 2020-393.
Equipment 2020-08-30 · 20V 421 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
daimler trucks north america llc, has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis nhtsa # 20v 404. in response, newmar corporation is issuing nhtsa recall # 20v 421
Exterior Lighting 2019-07-17 · 19V 426 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
daimler trucks north america llc has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa # 18v 582 ). in response, newmar is releasing nhtsa # 19v 426.
Equipment 2019-04-18 · 19V 257 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes with the wifi ranger option and a specific power supply.
Equipment:electrical 2019-03-25 · PIB 541 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some coaches equipped with both the silverleaf system and a trc transfer switch (model 40350rvc-40350rvc3) may receive a warning on the silverleaf touchscreen that reads âtransfer switch 0-0 failure unknown.â this is a false warning caused by the trc transfer switch program code.
Equipment 2019-01-29 · PIB 539 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the driver console usb port to the xite g3 system may not function properly when plugged into the usb dongle on the xite g3 system.
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What owners report
2025-07-31 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear“during recent operation of the vehicle, the passenger-side front vent window failed to remain secure due to an apparent adhesive failure. the latch mechanism detached from the glass or frame, causing the window to become loose and unable to latch properly. this defect created a risk of the window fully detaching while driving, which could have led …”
2023-02-18 · Visibility/Wiper“dual paine window glass separating on exterior windows. safety hazard if the outside glass were to come off while traveling. hehr is the manufacturer that newmar used for the windows. newmar is stating the windows are not covered as the vehicle is out of warranty. reviewing many rv forums it is evident that this problem with hehr windows on newmar …”
2021-07-28 · Electrical System“rv was included in 20v-404. dtna tested my vehicle on 7/29/2019 and said it did not need a pdm. received additional info last year saying a new campaign will be replacing all pdm's in the original group regardless of test results. i have inquired several times with the local freightliner center and the service telephone line and am told no recall i…”
2020-08-10 · Service Brakes · 12,700 mi“for the 3rd or 4th time, while driving on a straight stretch on the interstate at approximately 70 mph with cruise control enabled, clear skies, no rain, the collision detection system came on for a second or two, without anything in front of the vehicle. the system slammed on the brakes hard enough to throw us forward into our seatbelts, seemed t…”
2020-04-27 · Exterior Lighting · 1,000 mi“blinding instrument display. unable to reduce brightness to a less then blinding output at night. dangerous loss of night vision requires the display to be covered making for an additional unsafe condition. this is at all operating speeds and conditions.…”
2020-04-23 · Exterior Lighting · 1,000 mi“the dash lighting is not dimmable to any meaningful extent. although it has a dimming function, this only operates in the very bright end of the range. (that is to say even the dimmest setting is extremely bright.) now wren i drive at night i place a tinted film over the dashboard so the brightness doesn't interfere with being able to see the road.…”
2020-04-18 · Exterior Lighting · 4,000 mi · 💥 crash“digital dash does not dim sufficiently at night. the dash is so bright that the reflected light from the dash bounces off the driver and back on the windshield which causes a glare that makes it difficult to see through the windshield. i have placed a dark film over the display for night driving after a close call at a intersection in arizona. stop…”
2018-12-03 · Exterior Lighting · 250 mi“the freightliner digital dash is too bright for night time driving. there is no way to turn down the brightness of the display enough to safely drive at night. the brightness of the display ruins night vision. it can be adjusted, but not nearly dim enough to make it usable at night.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.