The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Bay Star, Ventana, New Aire, 2019-2020 Canyon Star, Bay Star Sport, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, 2018-2021 Dutch Star, 2020 Kountry Star, and 2019 Ventana LE recreational vehicles. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
The risk
Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 10, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21E 047.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar BAY Star | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2021 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar Essex | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2020 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2019 |
Components: STRUCTURE | 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 BAY Star | 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| Newmar BAY Star | 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| Newmar BAY Star | 2021 | 11 | 6 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 Essex | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Essex | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Essex | 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar King Aire | 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2020 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2020 | 4 | 7 |
Other equipment recalls in 2021
166 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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| 21V994000 20 Dec 2021 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 21V992000 18 Dec 2021 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 21V988000 17 Dec 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V975000 15 Dec 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V970000 14 Dec 2021 | TOURIG |
| 21V948000 8 Dec 2021 | Carson Trailer, Inc. |
| 21V945000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021