2022 Newmar Mountain Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1)
Safety recalls (5)
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.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2022-08-04 · campaign 22V583000 · 92 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2022 Super Star, Ventana, 2022-2023 New Aire, Essex, Dutch Star, and Mountain Aire motorhomes equipped with International Thermal Research powered heaters. These heaters could have an incorrect fuel line installed that may leak.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel line as needed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 30, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
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.
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: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: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.
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 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
2024-10-15 · Visibility/Wiper“the driver's side wiper arm became loose and travelled around the driver's side front corner of the vehicle where it became stuck and motionless. the incident occurred during a rainstorm as i was passing a semi on i-95 going about 60 mph. the driver's vision was dangerously obscured by rain on that side of the windshield as it was not being remov…”
2023-03-12 · Unknown Or Other“what component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? tire pressurre monitoring system (tpms) has not functioned properly since the day the vehicle was delivered. drive and tag axle tire pressures and temps won't display reliably. the inner tire pressure on the driver's side of the drive axle has nev…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.