Newmar Kountry Star 2005
Model Kountry Star made in 2005 by Newmar got 6 consumer complains there are 7 recalls as well as 4 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to service brakes, hydraulic, visibility. Technical service bulletines regarding equipment, exterior lighting and seat belts. There were some recalls concerningequipment, seat belts and service brakes, air.
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V434000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 08/16/2001 to 06/02/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 435 | 04/06/2011 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 09/22/2010 | 09/23/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Newmar is recalling certain recreational trailers equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. the plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An overheated receiver could cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Newmar is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. the safety recall began on april 6, 2011. owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V459000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 108 | 10/22/2004 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 09/17/2004 | 09/23/2004 | 567 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain fifth wheel recreational vehicles, during the model year change, two positions in the vehicle identification number (vin) were not correctly changed to indicate a new model year. therefore, the vin tag illustrates an incorrect vin number. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprint and install new federal vin tags. the recall began october 22, 2004. owners should contact newmar corporation at 1-574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V366000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 06/01/2003 to 11/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 2192 | 10/23/2008 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 07/17/2008 | 07/31/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Newmar is recalling 772 my 2004-2005 american star, kountry aire, mountain aire, my 2003-2006 kountry star, my 2007 x-aire fifth wheel trailers; my 2007 bay star, my 2004-2007 kountry star, my 2004-2006 mountain aire, my 2003-2005 scottsdale class a motor homes; and my 2004-2006 dutch star, my 2003-2006 kountry star, my 2004-2006 mountain aire diesel pusher motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Newmar is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V403000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 315 | 10/01/2004 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 08/17/2004 | 08/18/2004 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain motor homes, during manufacturing, the seat belt shoulder harness attachment location for the passenger seat was not properly welded or attached. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the shoulder harness may become loose or unattached causing serious injury to anyone in the passenger seat. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a new plate over existing by drilling four attachment holes on each side of new plate and add securing bolts. this recall began october 1, 2004. owners may contact newmar at 1-574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V263000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 06/02/2005 | 06/08/2005 | ||||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain motor homes equipped with ametek ngi gauges, the air gauges are not properly calibrated and the low air warning indicator may be activated when actual air reservoir pressure readings are below the federal motor vehicle safety standard required range of 60 to 65psi. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This may cause the parking brake to engage without warning, thus throwing the passenger forward, creating the potential for injury to occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Spartan is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will install a harness jumper cable to each air sender. owners may contact spartan at 800-543-4277 or newmar at 574-773-7719. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V217000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | from 07/24/2000 to 03/18/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 2578 | 05/01/2009 | ODI | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 06/11/2009 | 06/11/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Newmar is recalling 2,578 motorhomes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. when combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. this can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. the driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. workhorse is handling the remedy and owner notification for this campaign please see 09v-110. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V280000 | NEWMAR CORPORATION | V (Vehicle) | 99 | MFR | NEWMAR CORPORATION | 07/26/2006 | 07/27/2006 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. the spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This steering condition could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Workhorse is conducting this recall (please see 06v148). they will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering intermediate shafts free of charge. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or newmar at 574-773-7791. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 343 | 06/02/2008 | 10025862 | Newmar corporation: all motorized rv. a thermal limit switch is added to certain 1200 lr, 1200 lrim, and 1201 lrim refrigerators to prevent possible excess or overheating conditions in the heater area of the cooling unit to exceed a certa | 09/11/2008 | |
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||||
| 344 | 06/04/2008 | 10025861 | Newmar corporation: all motorized equipped with norcold refer. change cooling unit heating element vendors; there is a new style electric heating element that must be used in certain new cooling units. *pe | 09/11/2008 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||||
| 306 | 12/06/2006 | 10022875 | Optical warning devices - turn signal stalk operation is awkward. spartan campaign tsb06-540-0002 mh586. *nj | 10/02/2007 | |
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| TSB-372 | 04/30/2010 | 10034235 | Newmar corp.: failed amsafe seat belts being returned to newmar for warranty coverage. please note that when changing out warranty amsafe seat belts, both harness strap with clip and buckle portion will need to be returned. all motorized | 10/27/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 39000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 newmar kountry star. after stopping he shifted the vehicle into park but the vehicle began to roll forward. he had to apply the brake pedal to get the vehicle to stop. in order to keep the vehicle from moving when he exited the vehicle he had another person put blocks in front of the wheels to hold it secure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed the braking system needed to be replaced but it was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 39,000. sm. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 06/16/2006 | 200 | 4 | 12/24/2004 |
| Windshield wipers on 2005 newmar motor coach have not operated since purchased new. been to authorized repair facility several times without a permanent fix. dealer replaced the motor last fall that seemed to fix the problem at that time. however, when i needed them in a rain storm recently they would not work and still do not work. this is a persistent problem that newmar can't fix. i have a virginia safety inspection due soon and it will not pass. *jb | |||