NHTSA Recall 22V234000
Filed by Newmar Corporation. Component: Seats. Reported 2022-04-11. An estimated 4,961 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
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.
Risk
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
What the manufacturer will do
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2019 Newmar Bay Star Sport
- 2020 Newmar Bay Star Sport
- 2021 Newmar Bay Star Sport
- 2022 Newmar Bay Star Sport
- 2019 Newmar Bay Star
- 2020 Newmar Bay Star
- 2021 Newmar Bay Star
- 2022 Newmar Bay Star
- 2019 Newmar Canyon Star
- 2020 Newmar Canyon Star
- 2021 Newmar Canyon Star
- 2022 Newmar Canyon Star
- 2019 Newmar Dutch Star
- 2020 Newmar Dutch Star
- 2021 Newmar Dutch Star
- 2022 Newmar Dutch Star
- 2019 Newmar Essex
- 2020 Newmar Essex
- 2020 Newmar Kountry Star
- 2021 Newmar Kountry Star
- 2022 Newmar Kountry Star
- 2019 Newmar London Aire
- 2020 Newmar London Aire
- 2019 Newmar Mountain Aire
- 2020 Newmar Mountain Aire
- 2019 Newmar New Aire
- 2020 Newmar New Aire
- 2021 Newmar New Aire
- 2022 Newmar New Aire
- 2021 Newmar Super Star
- 2019 Newmar Ventana Le
- 2019 Newmar Ventana
- 2020 Newmar Ventana
- 2021 Newmar Ventana
- 2022 Newmar Ventana