The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Newmar Ventana LE, Mountain Aire, Essex, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, London Aire and King Aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles have entry doors that have latch rods that may be improperly adjusted, allowing the door to open during transit.
The risk
If the door opens during transit, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will readjust the door latch rod, free of charge. The recall began September 5, 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 Dutch Star | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2018, 2019 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
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 | 2018 | 16 | 15 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2019 | 23 | 11 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018 | 0 | 17 |
| Newmar Essex | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018 | 0 | 14 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018 | 1 | 16 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2019 | 0 | 9 |
Other equipment recalls in 2018
142 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
| 18V936000 28 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V923000 20 Dec 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 18V900000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V918000 19 Dec 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 18V896000 17 Dec 2018 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 18V882000 12 Dec 2018 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 18V871000 7 Dec 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
| 18V855000 30 Nov 2018 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018