April 13, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V236000
Loose Electrical Connections may cause Fire
Overheating of the electrical connections can increase the risk of a fire.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V236
Manufacturer Newmar
Corporation
Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected 653
Summary
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Ventana LE, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and King Aire motorhomes. The electrical connections in the breaker box may not be properly tightened, possibly causing the connections to overheat.
Remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the loose electrical connections, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Notes
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.
11 Affected Products
Vehicles
| NEWMAR | BAY STAR | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | BAY STAR SPORT | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | CANYON STAR | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | DUTCH STAR | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | ESSEX | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | KING AIRE | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | LONDON AIRE | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | MOUNTAIN AIRE | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | NEW AIRE | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | VENTANA | 2018 |
| NEWMAR | VENTANA LE | 2018 |
5 Associated Documents
Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2018-3
RCLQRT-18V236-8560.PDF 211.218KB
Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2019-1
RCLQRT-18V236-3032.PDF 211.406KB
Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2018-4
RCLQRT-18V236-4607.PDF 211.304KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-18V236-7086.pdf 219.842KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-18V236-6608.pdf 246.094KB
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