The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Canyon Star, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020-2022 Kountry Star, 2019-2020 Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2021 Super Star vehicles. The wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which can lead to a pinched wire in the seat adjustment mechanism and cause an electrical short circuit.
The risk
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and secure the wiring, adding circuit breaker and fuse protection as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on June 10, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar BAY Star | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Essex | 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019, 2020 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2021 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2019 |
Components: SEATS
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 | 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Canyon Star | 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 Essex | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
| Newmar Essex | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| Newmar London Aire | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2019 | 4 | 15 |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2020 | 0 | 7 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| Newmar NEW Aire | 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2022
28 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the seats; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022