2022 Newmar New Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (5)
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.
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.
Fuel System, Diesel:delivery:hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings 2021-08-17 · campaign 21V642000 · 140 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dutch Star, New Aire, and Ventana vehicles equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines. A fuel leak may occur from the fuel hose between the fuel pump and the remote fuel filter head.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on October 16, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or Cummins' customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Newmar's number for this recall is DTNA #21V556/FL-897.
Fuel System, Diesel:delivery:hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings 2021-08-04 · campaign 21V604000 · 169 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Dutch Star, New Aire, and Ventana motorhomes equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines. A fuel leak may occur from the fuel hose between the fuel pump and the remote fuel filter head.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 16, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is Cummins 21E-063.
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.
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
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.
Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly 2021-09-16 · 21V642 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
cummins and daimler trucks north america (freightliner) has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (cummins nhtsa #21e 063), (freightliner nhtsa # 21v 556). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 21v 642.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2021-09-16 · 21V604 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
cummins and the shyft group (spartan chassis) has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on spartan chassis (cummins nhtsa #21e 063), (the shyft group nhtsa # 21v 556). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 21v 604. on certain m
What owners report
2022-09-11 · Unknown Or Other“the tire pressure monitoring system is defective and is giveing false / inacurate readings. this could lead to a tire blowout and an accident. many other owners are reporting this as a common problem.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.