Recall · 20V421000
Newmar recalled 8 models over exterior lighting
3,202
Vehicles covered
8
Models
28
Model years
July 21, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Newmar Dutch Star | 2017 to 2020 | 20182019 |
| Newmar Essex | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Newmar Kountry Star | 2020 | Not published here |
| Newmar London Aire | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Newmar Mountain Aire | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Newmar New Aire | 2018 to 2020 | 2018 |
| Newmar Ventana | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Newmar Ventana LE | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,202 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 70% of the 14,213 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 492. It covers model years 2016 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Newmar vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 10 times before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V816000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 9 of the 28 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA, 18 of them before this campaign was filed. 19 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in July 2017, 3 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 12 other recalls published here, the newest being: 22V234000 (seats), 21V822000 (steering), 21V700000 (electrical system), 21V571000 (equipment).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Newmar Corporation with NHTSA on July 21, 2020 as campaign 20V421000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-07-21.
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