Newmar Corporation: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Newmar Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on May 18, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 84. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON SOME MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LOAD REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
The risk
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY UNLATCH IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
AMSAFE WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 1-574-266-8330 OR NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Newmar Dutch Star | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 Newmar Northern Star | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Newmar Scottsdale | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Newmar Dutch Star | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Newmar Kountry Star | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Newmar Mountain Aire | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Newmar Northern Star | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Newmar Scottsdale | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V244000.
Full record for the 2005 Newmar Dutch Star → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →