Newmar recall: Seats
What is wrong
Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Canyon Star, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020-2022 Kountry Star, 2019-2020 Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2021 Super Star vehicles. The wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which can lead to a pinched wire in the seat adjustment mechanism and cause an electrical short circuit.
What could happen
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
Dealers will inspect and secure the wiring, adding circuit breaker and fuse protection as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on June 10, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
Vehicles covered
- Newmar Bay Star 2019–2022
- Newmar Bay Star Sport 2019–2022
- Newmar Canyon Star 2019–2022
- Newmar Dutch Star 2019–2022
- Newmar Essex 2019–2020
- Newmar Kountry Star 2020–2022
- Newmar London Aire 2019–2020
- Newmar Mountain Aire 2019–2020
- Newmar New Aire 2019–2022
- Newmar Super Star 2021
- Newmar Ventana 2019–2022
- Newmar Ventana Le 2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 22V234000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Newmar Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 11, 2022
- Owners notified
- Jun 10, 2022
- Vehicles or items affected
- 4,961
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Seats
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.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Newmar recall: Latches/locks/linkages Mar 2, 2023
- Newmar recall: Equipment Aug 4, 2022
- Newmar recall: Equipment Jul 27, 2021
- Newmar recall: Equipment Nov 20, 2020
- Newmar recall: Tires Sep 18, 2020
- Newmar recall: Equipment Mar 29, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.