Recall · 24V019000
Newmar recalled 4 models over seats
160
Vehicles covered
4
Models
9
Model years
January 17, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Dutch Star, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2016 London Aire motorhomes. The pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach. As such, these seat assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, Seating Systems,", and number 210, "Seat belt assembly anchorages."
- What it can cause
- A loose or detached seat assembly increases the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect for a missing weld, and replace the pedestal as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2024. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 608 RSB.
- 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 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| NewmarEssex | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| NewmarLondon Aire | 2016, 2022 and 2023 | Not published here |
| NewmarMountain Aire | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 160 vehicles this is a small campaign: 64% 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 2016 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 8 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Newmar vehicles have been recalled over the seats 2 times before this, most recently in April 2022 as 22V234000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 11 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V431000 (structure), 22V748000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 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 January 17, 2024 as campaign 24V019000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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