Recall · 23V138000
Newmar recalled 3 models over latches/locks/linkages
151
Vehicles covered
3
Models
5
Model years
March 2, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Bay Star, 2023 Bay Star Sport and Canyon Star motorhomes. The entry door latch may fail and not allow entry or exit.
- What it can cause
- The inability to enter or exit the vehicle in an emergency increases the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the door latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were be mailed April 28, 2023. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 597R.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NewmarBAY Star | 2021 to 2023 | 2021 |
| NewmarBAY Star Sport | 2023 | Not published here |
| NewmarCanyon Star | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 151 vehicles this is a small campaign: 65% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Newmar vehicles have been recalled over the latches/locks/linkages 2 times before this, most recently in September 2016 as 16V699000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 5 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, 7 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in May 2021, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V108000 (structure), 24V301000 (equipment), 23V469000 (seat belts), 22V584000 (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 2, 2023 as campaign 23V138000. 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 2023-03-02.
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