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Frequently Asked Questions
Are there recalls for the 2018 NEWMAR VENTANA-LE-CLASS-A-MOTORHOME?
- There are 26 recall(s) for the 2018 NEWMAR VENTANA-LE-CLASS-A-MOTORHOME, additional information is below.
NHTSA Mandated Recalls
Recall 188723 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2019 mountain aire, 2020-2021 new aire, 2020-2022 super star, 2018-2021 ventana, and dutch star vehicles equipped with certain cummins diesel engines. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high-pressure fuel rail assembly to leak. cummins service centers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on august 24, 2021. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is cummins 21e-32. 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.
Recall 153208 [USA]: Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2021 canyon star and 2018-2019 ventana motorhomes built on chassis supplied by daimler trucks north america (dtna). The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged. newmar will notify owners, and dtna facilities will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began november 9, 2020. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20v-529. 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.
Recall 145606 [USA]: Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporaton (newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 ventana le, 2017-2020 ventana, london aire, essex and dutch star, 2017-2019 mountain aire, 2018-2020 new aire, and 2020 kountry star motorhomes that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 19v-426. The rear mounted power distribution module (pdm) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning. newmar will notify owners, and daimler trucks north america dealers will replace the pdm, free of charge. This recall began september 11, 2020. Owners may contact newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20v-404. 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.
Recall 150876 [USA]: Nonfunctioning lights can increase the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 ventana le and 2017-2019 dutch star, essex, london aire, mountain aire and ventana, and 2018-2019 new aire motorhomes built on a daimler trucks chassis. The rear mounted power distribution module (pdm) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning. newmar will notify owners, and daimler trucks dealers will inspect and replace the rear pdm, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began july 18, 2019. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18v-852. 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.
Recall 131562 [USA]: An overheated power supply can increase the risk of a fire.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 bay star, essex, new aire, 2018 bay start sport, canyon star, dutch star, king aire, mountain aire, ventana le, ventana, and london aire motorhomes. The power supply for the wifiranger may overheat. newmar has notified owners, and dealers will replace the power supply, free of charge. The recall began april 18, 2019. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. 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.
Recall 131169 [USA]: Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2017-2019 ventana motorhomes built on a daimler trucks north america (dtna) chassis equipped with detroit axle axles. The affected vehicles may have loose steering and tie rod arm bolts. newmar will notify owners, and dtna dealers will inspect the steering arm and tie rod arm bolts to make sure that they are properly tightened, installing new fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began april 18, 2019. Owners may contact daimler trucks north america at 1-800-547-0712 to locate a qualified service center or can contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18v-913. 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.
Recall 139492 [USA]: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 newmar essex, ventana le, ventana, london aire, and mountain aire vehicles. The brake caliper mounting bolts may not have been sufficiently tightened. newmar has notified owners, and daimler trucks north america dealers will inspect and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began january 10, 2019. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18v-703. 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.
Recall 132552 [USA]: If the door opens during transit, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 newmar ventana le, mountain aire, essex, ventana, dutch star, new aire, london aire and king aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles have entry doors that have latch rods that may be improperly adjusted, allowing the door to open during transit. newmar will notify owners, and dealers will readjust the door latch rod, free of charge. The recall began september 5, 2018. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. 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.
Recall 138480 [USA]: If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2017-2019 newmar ventana le and ventana motorhomes, 2018 mountain aire and essex motorhomes, and 2017-2018 london aire motorhomes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen. newmar will notify owners, and authorized daimler trucks service centers will inspect the caliper mounting bolts and tighten them to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2018. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 18v-353. 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.
Recall 134985 [USA]: If the slide-out room moves unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2018 newmar bay star, king aire, london aire, mountain aire, bay star sport, canyon star, dutch star, essex, new aire, ventana le, and ventana motorhomes. When the ignition key is in the off/accessory position and the battery disconnect is on, the slide-out rooms on these vehicles may move in or out unexpectedly. newmar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide-out room controller, free of charge. The recall began august 24, 2018. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. 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.
Recall 138406 [USA]: Overheating of the electrical connections can increase the risk of a fire.
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. 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. 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.
Recall 138234 [USA]: If the driver has reduced visibility, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain 2017-2018 ventana, ventana le and dutchstar motorhomes built on a freightliner chassis. The low beam headlights do not also illuminate as intended when the high beam headlights are activated, reducing the driver's visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." newmar will notify owners, and daimler trucks north america authorized service facilities will reprogram the freightliner chassis module, free of charge. The recall began on february 9, 2018. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. 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.
Recall 129599 [USA]: The build up of heat in the wiring from the loose power connection can increase the risk of a fire.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2018 bay star, bay star sport, canyon star, dutch star, essex, king aire, london aire, mountain aire, new aire, ventana and ventana le motorhomes. These vehicles may have a loose power connection at the automatic transfer switch (ats), possibly resulting in a build up of heat. newmar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the electrical connection at the ats, tightening it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on february 5, 2018. Owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. 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.
Recall 128423 [USA]: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Newmar corporation (newmar) is recalling various 1995-2018 motorhomes. A list of the affected vehicles available at: https://static.Nhtsa.Gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17v809-2309.Pdf. These motorhomes are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.Nhtsa.Gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.Pdf newmar will notify owners, and instruct them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on february 7, 2018. Owners may contact kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.Kidde.Com and click on "product safety recall" for more information or owners may contact newmar customer service at 1-574-773-7791. Newmar's number for this recall is 17e-062. 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.
Recall 2020336 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
Issue: certain motorhomes built on a freightliner chassis could have a problem with the rear-mounted power distribution module (pdm). This could cause the tail lights not to work properly. Note: this is an expansion of recall 2019-293. Vehicles that had an inspection, but did not have the pdm replaced under the previous recall, require a second repair under this recall. Safety risk: brake lights or turn signals that do not work could cause a following driver not to recognize that a vehicle ahead is braking or intends to turn. This could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: newmar will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their motorhome to a daimler trucks north america (dtna) authorized service facility to replace the pdm.
Recall 2019293 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
Issue: certain motorhomes built on a freightliner xbs chassis could have a problem with the rear-mounted power distribution module (pdm). This could cause the tail lights not to work properly. Safety risk: brake lights or turn signals that do not work could cause a following driver not to recognize that a vehicle ahead is braking or intends to turn. This could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: daimler trucks north america (dtna) will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their motorhome to a dtna authorized service facility to inspect and repair the pdm as necessary.
Recall 2019163 [Canada]: Electrical
Issue: on certain motorhomes, the power source for the wifiranger (the wireless networking hub) could overheat. Safety risk: if the power source overheats, it could increase the risk of injury and/or property damage. Corrective actions: newmar will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your motorhome to a dealer to replace the wifiranger power source.
Recall 2018669 [Canada]: Brakes
On certain vehicles equipped with air disc brakes, the brake caliper mounting bolts may be incorrectly torqued. This could result in the caliper bolts loosening, which could lead to the caliper detaching. Insufficiently torqued fasteners may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate potentially resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, which would result in increased stopping distances, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: daimler trucks of north america authorized service facilities will inspect the bolts, and repair as necessary.
Recall 2018413 [Canada]: Structure
On certain motorhomes, the latch on the entry door may not engage properly. This could allow the door to open unexpectedly when the vehicle is in transit, which could increase the risk of injury. Correction: dealers will adjust the entry door to ensure that the latch engages properly.
Recall 2018401 [Canada]: Brakes
On certain motorhomes equipped with air disc brakes, the brake caliper mounting bolts may be incorrectly torqued. This could result in the caliper bolts loosening, which could lead to the caliper detaching. Insufficiently torqued fasteners may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate potentially resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, which would result in increased stopping distances, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: daimler trucks of north america service facilities will inspect the bolts, and repair as necessary.
Recall 2018349 [Canada]: Structure
On certain motorhomes, after the battery disconnect is turned on, the controller for the slide-out rooms could cause the slide-outs to move in or out unexpectedly without warning. This could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the slide-out controller. Note: this condition can only happen with the ignition key in the off/accessory position and the battery disconnect on.
Recall 2018182 [Canada]: Electrical
On certain motorhomes, there may be a loose electrical connection in the breaker box that was not properly tightened. A loose power connection may cause a build up of heat at the connection, which would increase the risk of overheating or a fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will inspect the electrical connections in the breaker box and repair as necessary.
Recall 2018037 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
On certain motorhomes built on a freightliner chassis, if the headlight high beams are activated, only the high beam bulbs illuminate. The intention of the high beam function on the affected coaches is to have both the high beam and low beam bulbs illuminate together. Not having the required illumination of the road could reduce the driver’s visibility, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: daimler trucks north america authorized service facilities will repair as necessary to ensure the low beam bulb will turn on along with the high beam bulb.
Recall 2017651 [Canada]: Electrical
On certain motorhomes, there may be a loose electrical connection to the automatic transfer switch (ats) that was not properly tightened. If the power connection is loose, it could result in a build up of heat at the connection, which could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will inspect the electrical connections and perform repairs as necessary.
Recall 2017635 [Canada]: Accessories
On certain motorhomes equipped with kidde fire extinguishers with black plastic handles and valves, the fire extinguishers may become clogged or require excessive force to activate. Also, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury, and fail to discharge. In case of fire, failure of the extinguisher to function could result in injury and/or property damage. Correction: owners will be provided with instructions on how to inspect the fire extinguisher to see if it is recalled. Replacement fire extinguishers will be supplied by kidde directly. Note: for more information about recalled fire extinguishers, please visit www.Kidde.Com.
Recall 2022298 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
Issue: certain motorhomes built on a freightliner chassis could have a problem with the rear-mounted power distribution module (pdm). This could cause the tail lights not to work properly. Note: this recall replaces fl-856 (transport canada recall 2020-336). Motorhomes that were repaired under that recall also require this repair. Safety risk: brake lights or turn signals that do not work could cause a following driver not to recognize that a vehicle ahead is braking or intends to turn. This could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: newmar will notify owners by mail and instruct you to contact a daimler trucks north america (dtna) authorized service facility to schedule a repair. The service facility will install a new wiring harness bypass.
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Bulletins
Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.
21V506 - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY: Daimler trucks north america has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa #21v 326) based on cummins recall (nhtsa # 21e 032). In response, newmar corporation
20V566 - EQUIPMENT: Daimler trucks north america (dtna) has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa #20v 529). In response, newmar corporation is issuing recall nhtsa # 20v 566 a
20V 421 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Daimler trucks north america llc, has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis nhtsa # 20v 404. In response, newmar corporation is issuing nhtsa recall # 20v 421
19V 426 - LIGHTING (PWS): Daimler trucks north america llc has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa # 18v 582 ). In response, newmar is releasing nhtsa # 19v 426.
19V 257 - EQUIPMENT: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes with the wifi ranger option and a specific power supply.
19V 197 - STEERING: Daimler trucks north america llc has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa # 18v 913). On certain motorhomes, the steering and tie rod arm bolts that
RSB 537 - EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY: Daimler trucks north america, llc has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa 18v 703). In response, newmar corporation is releasing recall nhtsa 18v 859 and
PIB 538 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Newmar has made a change to the water pump circuit fuse on certain coaches to improve customer experience. In most cases, the 10 amp fuse installed by the factory is sufficient. However, some coaches equipped with a shurflo water pump (newm
PIB 534 - EQUIPMENT: Newmar began using spacers between the carefree ascent series slideout topper covers and the mounting surface of the slideout to increase the clearance between the slideout topper cover and the painted slideout trim. If a clearance issue ar
RSB 528 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. Nhtsa 18v 518, tc# 2018-413. Issue: on certain motorhomes, the latch on the entry door may not engage properly. This may allow the
PIB 527 - EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY: If a customer complains about their satellite, this product improvement bulletin may be helpful. This will only apply to coaches equipped with an hdmi/ cat6 splitter and the customer has installed a geni-type satellite receiver. In this sce
PIB 529 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: This bulletin was created to inform dealers and techs that an updated linkage is available that provides a remedy for binding linkages to the power actuator. This issue often creates difficulty when locking or unlocking the compartment door
RSB 530 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC: Daimler trucks north america, llc has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on freightliner chassis (nhtsa 18v 353). In response, newmar corporation is releasing recall nhtsa 18v 505 and
RSB 526 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. Nhtsa # 18v 438, tc# 2018-349 issue: after the battery disconnect is turned on, the slideout controller may cause the slideouts t
RSB 519 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. Recall nhtsa 18v 236, tc 2018-182. On certain motorhomes, there may be loose electrical connections in the breaker box that were n
TSB 514 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: On 2017 and 2018 ventana and dutch star coaches with the 4310 floorplan and 2017 mountain aire and london aire coaches with the 4525 floorplan equipped with a 85,000 btu oasis nes hydronic heating system, the hydronic heating system fuse an
TSB 513 - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER: Certain ventana coaches with a 4311 floorplan may have been built without a plumbing access cover for the shower drain in the rear wheel well.
RSB 509 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Newmar corporation has decided that certain 2017-2018 ventana, ventana le, and dutch star motorhomes built on freightliner chassis fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 108, ?Lamps, reflective devices, and
TSB 510 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: Newmar has determined that certain coaches may have had a substitute water pump installed during the manufacturing process. Issue: the substitution pump requires a 15 amp fuse in lieu of the 10 amp fuse that was installed. This does not po
RSB 506 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. Issue: on certain motorhomes, there may be a loose electrical connection to the automatic transfer switch (ats) that was not prope
TSB 497 - EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY: Newmar has determined that certain 2018 dutch star and ventana coaches were shipped without a notice label regarding the showermi$er.
TSB 493 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Daimler trucks north america has issued field service campaign sf543a. In response, newmar is publishing tsb 493. Issue: on specific vehicles equipped with stoneridge light bar control units (lbcu), the instrument panel odometer value may
RSB487 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.: Riverpark, inc. Has recently discovered an issue with some of their sd cards that may make the dash radio freeze, run slow, and/or reboot. After testing, riverpark believes that some of the kingston sd cards were defective from the factory.
RSB485 - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: Freightliner custom chassis corporation, has initiated field service campaign sf536a to modify specific freightliner custom chassis x-line motorhome and shuttle bus chassis equipped with multiplex wiper controls, manufactured march 21, 2016
RSB483 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Newmar corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. On certain motorhomes, the driver and passenger power night shades may be operated using the remote when the ignition is in the