The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Bay Star, 2020-2023 Bay Star Sport, and 2022-2023 Super Star motorhomes. The seat belt brackets for the dinette seat belts were modified to avoid interference with the vehicle slide-out rollers in the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 210, "Seat belt Assembly Anchorages" and 207, "Seating Systems."
The risk
Modified seat belt mounting brackets can fail to properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat belt mounting brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2023. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 604RSB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Newmar BAY Star | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2022, 2023 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE
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 | 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar BAY Star Sport | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Newmar Super Star | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2023
26 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the seat belts; Newmar Corporation filed 120 campaigns in all.
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| 23V785000 22 Nov 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V782000 21 Nov 2023 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
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| 23V716000 26 Oct 2023 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
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