Recall · 26V108000
Newmar recalled 2 models over structure
3,582
Vehicles covered
2
Models
18
Model years
February 24, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- The 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.
- What it can cause
- Hood stops that detach can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
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 | 2018 to 2026 | 2021 |
| NewmarBAY Star Sport | 2018 to 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,582 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 71% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2026, 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 structure 3 times before this, most recently in June 2025 as 25V431000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 18 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, 15 of them before this campaign was filed. 3 of those name the structure, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in May 2021, 4 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 7 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V301000 (equipment), 23V469000 (seat belts), 23V138000 (latches/locks/linkages), 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 February 24, 2026 as campaign 26V108000. 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 2026-02-24.
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