2019 Newmar Bay Star problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (1) · Structure (1)
Safety recalls (6)
Structure:body:hood:hinge And Attachments 2026-02-24 · campaign 26V108000 · 3,582 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2026 Bay Star and Bay Star Sport motorhomes. The hood stops mounting adhesive may fail, which can allow the hood stop to detach while the vehicle is in transit.
Risk: Hood stops that detach can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and reinstall the hood stop brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 627 RSB.
Seat Belts:rear/Other:anchorage 2023-07-07 · campaign 23V469000 · 372 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Bay Star, 2020-2023 Bay Star Sport, and 2022-2023 Super Star motorhomes. The seat belt brackets for the dinette seat belts were modified to avoid interference with the vehicle slide-out rollers in the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 210, "Seat belt Assembly Anchorages" and 207, "Seating Systems."
Risk: Modified seat belt mounting brackets can fail to properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the seat belt mounting brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2023. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 604RSB.
Seats 2022-04-11 · campaign 22V234000 · 4,961 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: 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.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2021-07-27 · campaign 21V571000 · 4,106 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Bay Star, Ventana, New Aire, 2019-2020 Canyon Star, Bay Star Sport, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, 2018-2021 Dutch Star, 2020 Kountry Star, and 2019 Ventana LE recreational vehicles. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
Risk: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 10, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21E 047.
Equipment:appliance:oven/Stove/Cooktop 2020-11-20 · campaign 20V719000 · 710 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Bay Star and Ventana, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020 Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Kountry Star and Super Star and 2021 Bay Star Sport motorhomes equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The stove's saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
Risk: A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20E 071.
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.
Service bulletins (6)
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.
Latches/Locks/Linkages 2023-05-16 · TSB 600 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar has decided to add straps to coaches equipped with a front overhead bunk to prevent the possibility of the bunk lowering if the latches were not securely or properly latched and/or unintentional latch release.
Electrical System 2022-05-27 · 22V 234 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner and ford chassis. on certain newmar class a motorhomes, the wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which may lead to a pinched wire in the seat/slide
Visibility:defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:engine Coolant Hoses And Fittings 2021-09-09 · 21V571 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. lippert (newmarâs window supplier) is recalling hehr 6400 series window vents (lippert recall 21e 047) built between 10/01/2018 and 08/13/2020, which were used on various coach models durin
Equipment 2021-01-19 · 20V719 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes. on certain motorhomes equipped with a dometic propane gas stove, there could be an odor of propane gas after a short period of use
Seats 2019-06-04 · TSB 544 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
due to the sofa, window shade, and valance set up in the bay star (3628 floorplan only) the early production coaches with this floorplan (3) were shipped to the dealers with restricted access to the egress opening above the front driverâs side sofa.
Equipment:electrical 2018-09-24 · PIB 527 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
if a customer complains about their satellite, this product improvement bulletin may be helpful. this will only apply to coaches equipped with an hdmi/ cat6 splitter and the customer has installed a geni-type satellite receiver. in this scenario, the customer may have issues trying to select satelli
What owners report
2022-04-07 · Structure“the contact owns a 2019 newmar bay star constructed on a 2019 ford f53 chassis. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 20v719000 (equipment) and 21v571000 (equipment, structure) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. the local dealer was not contacted. the contact stated that the manufacturer had ex…”
2022-03-23 · Structure:body“19ft factory installed awning detached from rv rendering rv undriveable. mobile repair shop manufactured parts to securely and properly reattach awning. shop reported factory install was very substandard. additionally shop reported they had never seen an awning arm installed crossing over a window. detachment fortunately occurred while rv was st…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.