2021 Newmar Bay Star problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (3) · Service Brakes (2) · Visibility/Wiper (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.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2023-03-02 · campaign 23V138000 · 151 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Bay Star, 2023 Bay Star Sport and Canyon Star motorhomes. The entry door latch may fail and not allow entry or exit.
Risk: The inability to enter or exit the vehicle in an emergency increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the door latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were be mailed April 28, 2023. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 597R.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:lpg Systems:lines And Fittings 2022-08-04 · campaign 22V584000 · 1,060 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2022 Mountain Aire, Dutch Star, Ventana, 2021-2023 Bay Star, Canyon Star, and 2022-2023 Kountry Star, and Bay Star Sport motorhomes. The service valves on the LPG tanks may be improperly connected, which can cause a propane leak.
Risk: A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the service valves, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 30, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
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.
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.
Latches/Locks/Linkages 2023-04-28 · 21V138 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lippert notified newmar of a safety defect (23e-008) on latches used on certain lippert doors that newmar installed. in return, newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built with lippert entrance doors with a global link door latch.
Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly 2022-09-30 · 22V 584 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
due to notification from manchester tank, the manufacturer of the lp tank, and a bulletin from rego, the manufacturer of the lp tank service valve, newmar has issued recall nhtsa #22v 584 and tc# 2022-550.
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
What owners report
2026-10-29 · Engine“1. component failure and availability: my 2021 newmar bay star 3626 motorhome, with a ford 7.3l godzilla v8 on an [xxx] chassis, suffered serious internal engine damage at approximately 15,000 miles. metal was found in the oil and filter, and engine replacement was deemed necessary. camshaft/lifter failure is suspected, but the engine was not disas…”
2026-08-17 · Fuel System, Other:delivery:hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings · 20,000 mi“the contact owns a 2021 newmar bay star rv built on a 2020 ford f-53 chassis. the contact stated that after parking the rv, there was an abnormal propane odor outside the vehicle coming from the storage tank. the contact stated that after turning the propane fuel regulator off, the odor was no longer present. the cause of the failure was not yet de…”
2025-06-11 · Structure:body:hood:hinge And Attachments“when opening my hood, one of the hood hinges came loose from the hood. it appears to be epoxied on from the factory. i called factory support and was told to take it to their authorized repair shop at my expense. the risks of these hoods only being secured to the vehicles posses a huge safety risk to the driver and other vehicles. it could break l…”
2025-05-22 · Wheels“wheel bearings and hubs failed on both front wheels of our rv. our current mileage is 38500. according to maintenance service is not required on the bearings until 60,000 miles. at that time bearings are to be regreased. at 150,000 miles bearings are to be replaced. the mechanic that did the repair work informed us that we were lucky the front pass…”
2024-03-08 · Wheels“the factory installed tire pressure monitoring system does not work properly-even after a performed recall. the tpms system usually shows all tire pressures properly after initial start up and driving and then after a period of time it will start losing tire pressure signals from one to all tires and does not give any alarm or notification that th…”
2022-06-23 · Suspension“anti-skid light on, hill start assist not available light on and cruise control inoperable. come to a stop, turn engine off. restart engine, anti-skid light still on, drive away and within 100 yards skid light will turn off and cruise control will work. within 5 miles anti- skid light back on and cruise control cuts out. repeat procedure again. sam…”
2022-04-27 · Visibility/Wiper“my dual pane windows are delaminating causing foggy windows. all windows seem to be defective accept front windshield.…”
2021-12-11 · Unknown Or Other“it all started with the advance traction control. driving down the highway with wind gust disabilies the cruise control and then the abs. this continued to happen. your have to pull over and turn off the rv to reset the abs. on the long trip we were pulling over about every 10 to 15 minutes to reset the system. we took our ford v8 rv into shop …”
2021-09-28 · Wheels“rv was purchased march 2021, 700 miles on it when purchased. first time using it not 100 miles from home service advance trac warning comes on, we lose cruise control when it comes on. call ford service they tell us it is ok to drive that way, but should have it checked. then abs warning and check engine light comes on. have had them worked many …”
2021-06-12 · Service Brakes“2021 newmar baystar w/ ford f53 chassis. abs & traction control (advancetrac) lights came on 10 minutes after we took delivery of rv. 32 days in ford service dept. replaced abs sensor. replaced ecbm. performed wiring harness overlay (first partial, then complete). replaced o-ring + wheel hub + brake rotor assembly. warning lights went out, but came…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.