The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Dutch Star, 2017-2019 Mountain Aire, 2019-2021 Ventana and 2021 New Aire motorhomes. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rail threads, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Interim notification letters were mailed to owners on July 16, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8000. Newmar's number for this recall is Cummins 21E-032.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2021 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 Dutch Star | 2021 | 6 | 13 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017 | 0 | 11 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2018 | 1 | 16 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2021 | 1 | 12 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021