The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 King Aire, 2009-2014 Essex, 2011-2015 Mountain Aire, Ventana, and Dutch Star, 2012-2014 Ventana LE, 2012-2015 Canyon Star, and 2015 London Aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with refrigerator door latches that may inadvertently lock without the operator's knowledge.
The risk
If an individual climbed into the refrigerator and the door inadvertently latched, the person would not be able to open the door, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will install a new replacement door latch that will not automatically latch, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 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 Canyon Star | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Essex | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2015 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 Canyon Star | 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2014 | 1 | 8 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2015 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2014 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar Essex | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Essex | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Essex | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Essex | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar Essex | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Essex | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015