2020 Newmar New Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (2) · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear (1)
Safety recalls (4)
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.
Fuel System, Diesel:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail 2021-07-02 · campaign 21V506000 · 1,737 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019 Mountain Aire, 2020-2021 New Aire, 2020-2022 Super Star, 2018-2021 Ventana, and Dutch Star vehicles equipped with certain Cummins diesel engines. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Cummins service centers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 24, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is Cummins 21E-32.
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.
Service bulletins (8)
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
Fuel System, Diesel:delivery 2021-08-24 · 21V506 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
daimler trucks north america has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa #21v 326) based on cummins recall (nhtsa # 21e 032). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 21v 506 and tc # 2021-427. on cert
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
Equipment 2020-06-30 · 554TSBAmended · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
riverpark discovered that a firmware update may be needed on xite infotainment systems installed on select 2020 newmar coaches. the affected xite systems were shipped to newmar prior to march 16, 2020.
Electrical System:software 2020-06-10 · TSB 554 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
riverpark discovered that a firmware update may be needed on xite infotainment systems installed on select 2020 newmar coaches. the affected xite systems were shipped to newmar prior to march 16, 2020.
Showing the 6 most recent of 8 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-26 · Unknown Or Other“the dash screen is bubbling/delaminatimg and is making it difficult to read the screen. the problem started off small and is growing into the speedometer. at the moment it is across the bottom center of the dash, over an inch tall. vehicle was stored may 31, checked on. first noticed the issue on aug 20 when leaving tire center after having valve s…”
2025-07-09 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear“on june15, 2025, the passenger’s side vent window glass partially delaminated from the actuator assembly while driving, damaging the actuator and window glass. the front passenger window has never sealed properly since we purchased the rv new. newmar was notified of this in august 2021, when the coach was returned to nappanee, in for warranty rep…”
2024-01-15 · Wheels“the integrated tire pressure monitoring system in this vehicle has never functioned correctly since it was purchased new in october, 2020. the system either drops connection fully, drops various tires on the coach, or randomly alarms for extreme high/low temperature and pressure. in august of 2021, the vehicle was driven 1600 miles to newmar’…”
2022-11-22 · Wheels“the valor tpms system on the freightliner chassis has not worked correctly for as long as i have owned the coach. i was hopeful that recent recall work performed by a freightliner service center on the system would help but it actually made the system worse. as was prior to the recall work several of the sensors still fail to report their pressure…”
2020-07-08 · Unknown Or Other · 2,000 mi“the tpms system incorrectly reports tire temperatures falsely and does not report air pressure. temperatures in excess of 400 degrees f are commonly reported. this is a widely know issue within newmar and their dealer networks for rv's built on the freightliner chassis.*dt consumer stated manufacturer has no idea when it would be repaired.*jb*dt*d…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.