The 2021 Newmar Bay Star Sport has 5 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 13,731 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STRUCTURE26V1080002026-02-243,582 affected
Defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2026 Bay Star and Bay Star Sport motorhomes. The hood stops mounting adhesive may fail, which can allow the hood stop to detach while the vehicle is in transit.
Consequence
Hood stops that detach can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and reinstall the hood stop brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 627 RSB.
SEAT BELTS23V4690002023-07-07372 affected
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…
Consequence
Modified seat belt mounting brackets can fail to properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
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.
SEATS22V2340002022-04-114,961 affected
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…
Consequence
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
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.
EQUIPMENT21V5710002021-07-274,106 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
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.
EQUIPMENT20V7190002020-11-20710 affected
Defect
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Bay Star and Ventana, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020 Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Kountry Star and Super Star and 2021 Bay Star Sport motorhomes equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The stove's saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging…
Consequence
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20E 071.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
STRUCTURE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1
SUSPENSION
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints11
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“So I just had my oil changed. And when they shut the hood, the hood stop fell out the bottom. They really just glued the hood stop on? This is allowed? And they didn't even do it properly. And I'd know. I'm a former ase certified master tech. First, they used the adhesive as a spacer to make the…”
“So I just had my oil changed. And when they shut the hood, the hood stop fell out the bottom. They really just glued the hood stop on? This is allowed? And they didn't even do it properly. And I'd know. I'm a former ase certified master tech. First, they used the adhesive as a spacer to make the…”
“The contact owns a 2021 newmar bay star sport rv. The contact stated while driving the rv, the overhead bunk detached. The contact stated that the failure impaired his vision while driving. The rv was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was a fix for the failure. The dealer…”
“The contact owns a 2021 newmar bay star sport rv. The contact stated while driving the rv, the overhead bunk detached. The contact stated that the failure impaired his vision while driving. The rv was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was a fix for the failure. The dealer…”
“We had ford recall #21s17 performed on our 2021 bay star sport. Upon leaving the ford dealership to return to our camp I started receiving warning lights and an error message on my console. Message was “hill assist disabledâ€�, warning lights were for abs , tcs operations. We called the…”
“We had ford recall #21s17 performed on our 2021 bay star sport. Upon leaving the ford dealership to return to our camp I started receiving warning lights and an error message on my console. Message was “hill assist disabledâ€�, warning lights were for abs , tcs operations. We called the…”
“We had ford recall #21s17 performed on our 2021 bay star sport. Upon leaving the ford dealership to return to our camp I started receiving warning lights and an error message on my console. Message was “hill assist disabledâ€�, warning lights were for abs , tcs operations. We called the…”
“On this 2021 bay star sport 2702 motorhome from august 3 through september 15, the "brake applied - power reduced" light on the unit's console came on 42 times. This is a sporadic occurrence which is a very safety hazard and an accident is going to happen causing death to others. When slowing down…”
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FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Newmar Bay Star Sport as of
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