2022 Newmar London Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (2) · Suspension (1) · Electrical System:interior Lamps/Bulbs (1)
Safety recalls (4)
Seats 2024-01-17 · campaign 24V019000 · 160 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Dutch Star, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2016 London Aire motorhomes. The pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach. As such, these seat assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, Seating Systems,", and number 210, "Seat belt assembly anchorages."
Risk: A loose or detached seat assembly increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect for a missing weld, and replace the pedestal as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2024. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 608 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 (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.
Seats 2024-01-31 · TSB 608 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
newmar corporation service department was made aware of a captain chair pedestal manufactured by villa international that had the welds break at the pedestal-to-base plate connection. the weld breaking would cause the seat to no longer comply with fmvss 207 and 210. villa filed nhtsa recall # 23e
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.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2022-09-30 · 22V 583 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
due to itr releasing a technical bulletin mtb-229-20, newmar has released a recall bulletin nhtsa # 22v 583 and tc# 2022-436. on certain newmar motorhomes equipped with international thermal research powered heaters, itr may have installed an incorrect fuel line on the heater, which may leak fuel
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
2023-03-12 · Wheels“tpms has not been functioning correctly since october 2021. the rear wheels will randomly loose communication causing the tpms display form that tire to disappear. (no pressure reading). i have taking it to the dealer nrivc in atlanta, ga., they added a second antenna in the rear. this did not fix the problem. i then took the coach back to the…”
2022-10-15 · Suspension“the 2022 london aire is on spartans’ k3 chassis. the unit experiences extreme porpoising to the point it is dangerous. any road that has undulations set up porpoising that continues on for 4-5 cycles limiting steering control. passenger has been lifted out of her seat literally. she did not have seat belt on but we have never experienced anything l…”
2022-10-05 · Electrical System:interior Lamps/Bulbs“when driving at night, the dash lighting system fails to dim beyond 40%. the intensity is too much for safe driving, and i have had to cover the dash with a cloth to safely drive at night. doing this removes the ability to monitor vital systems and speed. i contacted spartan chassis, and they suggested that i put a photo film or window tint over t…”
2022-10-05 · Wheels“the tpms system fails to read tires while in motion. primarily affects the rear outer drive axle, but all wheels, including front are impacted at random intervals. when standing still, the sensors will all read and display temperature and pressure. after driving for 10 minutes, a tpms alert will display on the dash and one or more wheels will show…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.