The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ventana and Dutch Star motorhomes and model year 2014 Mountain Aire and Essex motorhomes manufactured May 31, 2015, to January 21, 2015. The affected vehicles have cargo door lock actuators that may overheat and melt the actuator housing.
The risk
A door lock actuator that overheats may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will install a new low voltage disconnect module and wire harness for the door lock actuator, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Essex | 2014 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2014, 2015 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2014 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar Essex | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2015
15 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 15V846000 16 Dec 2015 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| 15V836000 11 Dec 2015 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 15V807000 1 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V744000 10 Nov 2015 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 15V601000 25 Sept 2015 | Merhow Acquisition, LLC |
| 15V595000 24 Sept 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V510000 12 Aug 2015 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 15V494000 6 Aug 2015 | Turtle Top |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015