Newmar Corporation: Exterior Lighting
Newmar Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 7, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,003. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ventana LE and 2017-2019 Dutch Star, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire and Ventana, and 2018-2019 New Aire motorhomes built on a Daimler trucks chassis. 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.
The risk
Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks dealers will inspect and replace the rear PDM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18V-852.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Newmar Dutch Star | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar Essex | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar London Aire | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar Mountain Aire | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar New Aire | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar Ventana | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Newmar Ventana LE | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar Dutch Star | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar Essex | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar London Aire | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar Mountain Aire | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar New Aire | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Newmar Ventana | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Newmar Ventana LE | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar Dutch Star | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar Essex | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar London Aire | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar Mountain Aire | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar Ventana | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Newmar Ventana LE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Newmar Ventana LE | 1 | 6 | 0 | 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 19V426000.
Full record for the 2019 Newmar Dutch Star → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →