2019 Newmar New Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (4) · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel (1)
Safety recalls (8)
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.
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.
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.
Service bulletins (12)
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.
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 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: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.
Showing the 6 most recent of 12 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-07 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel“the dash gauge cluster screen has a defect with the glue that was used and is delaminating, this makes seeing information on the dash difficult, especially at night. this is extremely dangerous as important vehicle information safety information is not legible. the manufacturer is refusing to fix and is quoting more than $6000 for a replacement. my…”
2020-07-02 · Exterior Lighting“dash lighting brightness cannot be dimmed sufficiently to prevent a hazardous condition when driving at night.…”
2020-04-23 · Exterior Lighting · 1,000 mi“digital dash is very bright for nighttime driving. there is no way to dim the display enough.…”
2018-12-10 · Exterior Lighting · 50 mi“the digital dash, even at the dimmest setting, is so bright it impairs night vision and makes night driving dangerous. a freightliner representative i spoke to said that this is a common complaint and most drivers just put a rag over it at night.…”
2018-12-04 · Exterior Lighting · 3,600 mi“the freightliner chassis in my motorhome includes a digital instrument panel. at night the instrument panel will not dim enough, causing glare and making it difficult to see out of the windshield. i belive this is a safety issue that should be addressed.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.