The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Ventana LE, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes. The electrical connections in the breaker box may not be properly tightened, possibly causing the connections to overheat.
The risk
Overheating of the electrical connections can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the loose electrical connections, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar BAY Star | 2018 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2018 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2018 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2018 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2018 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2018 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
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 BAY Star | 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2018 | 16 | 15 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018 | 0 | 17 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018 | 0 | 14 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018 | 1 | 16 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2018
105 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the electrical system; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 18V946000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V933000 27 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V930000 21 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V929000 21 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V917000 20 Dec 2018 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 18V921000 20 Dec 2018 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 18V895000 19 Dec 2018 | Dennis Eagle Inc. |
| 18V909000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018