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2021 Newmar Kountry Star: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2021 Newmar Kountry Star. The newest campaign is 22V234000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V234000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 11,730 units in total.

  • 22V234000Seats
  • 22V166000Steering / Critical Fasteners
  • 21V571000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 21V542000Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
  • 21V082000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
  • 21V069000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

  1. 22V234000Received . 4,961 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V166000Received . 1,277 units.

    Steering / Critical Fasteners

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 New Aire, Essex, King Aire, Ventana, Kountry Star, London Aire, Dutch Star and Mountain Aire motorhomes. The upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in loss of steering control.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and tighten the upper and lower bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 16, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 21V571000Received . 4,106 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Bay Star, Ventana, New Aire, 2019-2020 Canyon Star, Bay Star Sport, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, 2018-2021 Dutch Star, 2020 Kountry Star, and 2019 Ventana LE recreational vehicles. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 10, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21E 047.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number 21E 047. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 21V542000Received . 11 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Kountry Star and 2021 Ventana motorhomes. The tie rod clamps may be loose, which could result in loose tie rod ends that could break or detach.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Detached or broken tie rod ends can result in steering loss, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the tie rod clamp bolts and nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 9, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is FL-888.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number FL-888. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 21V082000Received . 1,370 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021 Kountry Star and 2017-2021 Dutch Star motorhomes. The brake light switch may chafe against the windshield wiper mechanism, which could damage the brake light switch or it's wiring, and cause the brake lights to not illuminate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the brake lights do not illuminate, other motorists will be unaware of the driver's intention, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake light switch and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 21V069000Received . 5 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2021 Kountry Star and Ventana motorhomes. One of the six brake caliper mounting bolts on the driver side steer axle may have been incorrectly tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The loose bolt could result in the loosening of other caliper bolts. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    On behalf of Newmar, DTNA will coordinate the recall repair and notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21V-018.

    Report filed by Newmar Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number 21V-018. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2021 Newmar Kountry Star: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
19 Aug 2024

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2021 Newmar Kountry Star, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2024, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19941
  2. 19952
  3. 19962
  4. 19973
  5. 19983
  6. 19993
  7. 20005
  8. 20017
  9. 20028
  10. 200310
  11. 20049
  12. 20058
  13. 20065
  14. 20074
  15. 20082
  16. 20205
  17. 20216
  18. 20224
  19. 20231

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Newmar Kountry Star: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/newmar/kountry-star/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Newmar Corporation

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Newmar Kountry Star?
11,730 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Newmar Kountry Star have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Newmar Kountry Star, model years 1994 to 2023. 6 of them name the 2021 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2021 Newmar Kountry Star name most often?
Service Brakes: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Newmar Kountry Star open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.