2023 Newmar Dutch Star problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking (1) · Electrical System (1)
Safety recalls (3)
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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:pedals And Linkages 2022-10-07 · campaign 22V748000 · 32 vehicles
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2023 Dutch Star motorhomes. The adjustable brake pedal may come into contact with the dash panel, resulting in unintentional brake engagement, which can cause the brakes to overheat and fail.
Risk: Brake failure can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will trim the dash panel to add more clearance at the brake pedal and dash panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 1, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
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.
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.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2024-03-22 · 24V 052 · 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 a spartan chassis (nhtsa #24v 052). in response, newmar corporation is issuing recall tc # 2024-088.
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 2023-06-14 · TSB 603 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
xantrex solar controller
Structure:interior Panels:dashboard 2022-11-01 · 22V 748 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the dash interferes with full extension of the brake pedal assembly.
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
What owners report
2024-07-05 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“i experienced unintended collision braking with dash warnings flashing. i was trying to accelerate from a side street onto a two-lane state highway. the motorhome came to a complete stop after getting up to about 30-35 mph. after an extraordinarily long minute or so i was able to accelerate a second time and the motorhome did unintended braking …”
2023-02-12 · Electrical System“the 2023 newmar dutch star 4326 with a freightliner custom chassis was built without an exterior temperature gauge. this is the first vehicle i've seen like this in many years. i'm on our first trip with my family onboard and we're driving thru the nc mountains in a wintery mix with temperatures varying from above to below freezing. i'm very nervou…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.