2023 Newmar Mountain Aire problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
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.
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.
Unknown Or Other 2024-10-07 · 612 TSB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the front upper cap may need to be braced under the windshield.
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 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.
Electrical System:software 2023-06-14 · TSB 603 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
xantrex solar controller
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
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.