The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE and 2017-2019 Dutch Star, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire and Ventana, and 2018-2019 New Aire motorhomes built on a Daimler trucks chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
The risk
Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will inspect and replace the rear PDM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-852.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Essex | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 | 2017 | 6 | 18 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2018 | 16 | 15 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2019 | 23 | 11 |
| Newmar Essex | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018 | 0 | 17 |
| Newmar Essex | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2017 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018 | 0 | 14 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017 | 0 | 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 | 2017 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2019 | 0 | 9 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2019
74 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the exterior lighting; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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| 19V850000 27 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V839000 21 Nov 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V816000 15 Nov 2019 | Newmar Corporation |
| 19V808000 12 Nov 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V799000 7 Nov 2019 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 19V795000 6 Nov 2019 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019