2022 Newmar King Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure:body (1)
Safety recalls (4)
Structure 2025-06-27 · campaign 25V431000 · 541 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2023-2024 London Aire, Essex, and 2016-2024 King Aire motorhomes. The baggage door skins may come loose and separate from the door frame.
Risk: A detached door skin can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and add fasteners and adhesive the door as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 22, 2025. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 619 RSB.
Steering:critical Fasteners 2022-03-17 · campaign 22V166000 · 1,277 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 New Aire, Essex, King Aire, Ventana, Kountry Star, London Aire, Dutch Star and Mountain Aire motorhomes. The upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in loss of steering control.
Risk: Loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and tighten the upper and lower bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 16, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:pump 2021-10-19 · campaign 21V822000 · 38 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Essex, 2020-2022 King Aire and London Aire motorhomes. A machining defect may cause pressure to build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.
Risk: A loss of power steering assist increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: On behalf of Newmar Corporation, Shyft Group will inspect the pump serial number, and replace the power steering pump if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 22, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Steering:critical Fasteners 2021-02-18 · campaign 21V088000 · 253 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Dutch Star, King Aire, Essex, London Aire, and Mountain Aire motorhomes. The steering gear mounting bolts may become loose and back out, resulting in difficulty steering.
Risk: Difficulty steering, or the inability to steer in both directions, can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: On behalf of Newmar, Shyft Group Inc. will coordinate the recall repair and notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear mounting bolts and washers, free of charge. The recall is expected to began April 19, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21V 041.
Service bulletins (5)
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.
Structure:body 2025-09-09 · 25V 431 · Service Campaign
on certain motorhomes, the baggage door skins may come loose from the door frame perimeter, possibly allowing the skin to separate completely from the door frame.
Electrical System:software 2024-01-10 · TSB 606 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar working with xantrex has discovered some freedom sw 3012 units experience a communication lock-up on the xanbus network.
Steering:linkages 2022-05-16 · 22V 166 · 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 spartan chassis.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:power Steering Fluid 2021-11-18 · 21V 822 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the shyft group inc. (spartan chassis) has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on spartan chassis (nhtsa #21v 752). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 21v 822 and tc # 2021-640. on certain motorhomes built on a spartan ch
Steering 2021-04-16 · 21V088 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
on certain motorhomes built on a spartan chassis, the steering gear mounting fasteners may come loose and fall out or interfere with other steering components. if the steering gear mounting fasteners interfere with other steering components, such as a pitman arm, it may cause difficulty in steering
What owners report
2025-06-20 · Structure:body“the cargo door panel is set to fly off. the manufacturer, newmar, is using 2 pieces of tape on the cargo bay door skin and it can fly off very easily. it's very dangerous and we are lucky we caught it before it flew off. there is another king aire owner who warned us about it happening. his case number is 11661685. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.