Recall · 22V166000
Newmar recalled 8 models over steering
1,277
Vehicles covered
8
Models
16
Model years
March 17, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 New Aire, Essex, King Aire, Ventana, Kountry Star, London Aire, Dutch Star and Mountain Aire motorhomes. The upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in loss of steering control.
- What it can cause
- Loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and tighten the upper and lower bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 16, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
- 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.nhtsa.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 |
|---|---|---|
| NewmarDutch Star | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarEssex | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarKing Aire | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarKountry Star | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarLondon Aire | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarMountain Aire | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarNew Aire | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| NewmarVentana | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,277 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 61% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Newmar vehicles have been recalled over the steering 20 times before this, most recently in October 2021 as 21V822000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 16 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. 2 of those name the steering, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 19 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V431000 (structure), 24V019000 (seats), 22V584000 (equipment), 22V583000 (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 March 17, 2022 as campaign 22V166000. 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 2022-03-17.
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