The defect
Newmar Corporaton (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE, 2017-2020 Ventana, London Aire, Essex and Dutch Star, 2017-2019 Mountain Aire, 2018-2020 New Aire, and 2020 Kountry Star motorhomes that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 19V-426. 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
Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks North America dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. This recall began September 11, 2020. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20V-404.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Essex | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
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 Dutch Star | 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| Newmar Essex | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar Essex | 2018 | 0 | 17 |
| Newmar Essex | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Essex | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2017 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2018 | 0 | 14 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017 | 0 | 11 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018 | 1 | 16 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2020 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2017 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2018 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 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 2020
37 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the exterior lighting; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020