Newmar Essex problems & recalls

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2023-2024 london aire, essex, and 2016-2024 king aire motorhomes. the baggage door skins may come loose and separate from the door frame.

Risk: A detached door skin can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and add fasteners and adhesive the door as necessary, free of charge. owner letters were mailed august 22, 2025. owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. newmar's number for this recall is 619 rsb.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2022-2023 dutch star, mountain aire, london aire, essex, and 2016 london aire motorhomes. the pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach. as such, these seat assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 207, â“seating systems,", and number 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."

Risk: A loose or detached seat assembly increases the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect for a missing weld, and replace the pedestal as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed january 31, 2024. owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. newmar's number for this recall is 608 rsb.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2022 super star, ventana, 2022-2023 new aire, essex, dutch star, and mountain aire motorhomes equipped with international thermal research powered heaters. these heaters could have an incorrect fuel line installed that may leak.

Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel line as needed, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed on september 30, 2022. owners may contact newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: 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.

Risk: A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: 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.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 new aire, essex, king aire, ventana, kountry star, london aire, dutch star and mountain aire motorhomes. the upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in loss of steering control.

Risk: Loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and tighten the upper and lower bolts as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed on may 16, 2022. owners may contact newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2020-2021 essex, 2020-2022 king aire and london aire motorhomes. a machining defect may cause pressure to build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.

Risk: A loss of power steering assist increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: On behalf of newmar corporation, shyft group will inspect the pump serial number, and replace the power steering pump if necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed on december 22, 2021. owners may contact newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 london aire, dutch star, essex, king aire, mountain aire, 2020-2021 ventana, and 2021 new aire recreational vehicles. the instrument cluster may intermittently go blank while the vehicle is in motion.

Risk: A blank instrument cluster display may be missing critical information such as the vehicle's speed and warning lights, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will update the control module software, and reroute and secure the ductwork, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed on november 8, 2021. owners may contact newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: 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.

Risk: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Fix: 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.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2020-2022 dutch star, king aire, essex, london aire, and mountain aire motorhomes. the steering gear mounting bolts may become loose and back out, resulting in difficulty steering.

Risk: Difficulty steering, or the inability to steer in both directions, can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: On behalf of newmar, shyft group inc. will coordinate the recall repair and notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear mounting bolts and washers, free of charge. the recall is expected to began april 19, 2021. owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. newmar's number for this recall is 21v 041.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2021 essex, dutch star, mountain aire, and london aire motorhomes. the front leveling jacks may not be fastened correctly to the chassis, possibly causing the jacks to fail to support the weight of the motorhome.

Risk: If the front jacks fail, an unexpected drop can occur, increasing the risk of an injury.

Fix: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the leveling jacks as necessary, free of charge. the recall began november 9, 2020. owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 essex and new aire, 2019 dutch star, london aire, mountain aire, and ventana motorhomes. the instrument panel brightness cannot be adjusted, possibly causing glare when driving at night. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 101, "control and displays."

Risk: Glare can reduce the driver's visibility of the road, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Newmar will notify owner, and dealers will update the software and processor, as necessary, free of charge. the recall began october 21, 2020. owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

Problem: 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.

Risk: Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.