2022 Newmar Kountry Star problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (3)
Safety recalls (4)
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.
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:linkages:tie Rod Assembly 2021-07-20 · campaign 21V542000 · 11 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Kountry Star and 2021 Ventana motorhomes. The tie rod clamps may be loose, which could result in loose tie rod ends that could break or detach.
Risk: Detached or broken tie rod ends can result in steering loss, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the tie rod clamp bolts and nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 9, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is FL-888.
Service bulletins (4)
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.
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
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 2022-02-09 · 21V 542 · 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 369). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 21v 542.
What owners report
2023-08-01 · Steering · 13,000 mi“the contact owns a 2022 newmar kountry star rv. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds over a bump in the roadway, the comfort drive feature failed to operate as designed. due to the failure, excessive effort was needed to steer the rv. the contact stated that after restarting the rv, the feature was reset and resumed normal operat…”
2022-09-25 · Steering“the comfort drive system on the kountry star has failed 12 times in the first year (7500 miles). eleven of the faults have been while driving and once while sitting still. vehicle was checked by freightliner shop who in turn spoke to newmar. newmar advice was the system was functioning properly! on a 1200 mile trip earlier this month the system fai…”
2022-06-30 · Steering“four times since taking possession of this 2022 rv, a red warning was displayed on the screen saying “park brake not set”. this requires the operator to insure the brake is actually set, chock tires and act to prevent movement. this exposes the operator and those nearby to potential injury or death. in addition, the “steering effort control disabl…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.