Newmar Dutch Star DP Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Newmar Dutch Star DP (2003–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2004.
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What Newmar Dutch Star DP owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 1.
All Newmar Dutch Star DP recalls (8)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Newmar Dutch Star DP, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Equipment
Newmar is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200 series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the…
Remedy: Newmar is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for…
Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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Cables (electrical system)
Newmar is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 motor homes manufactured from october 13, 2009 through april 12, 2010. These motor homes may contain a defective crimp connection in the auxiliary battery cable assembly. The defective connection may result in an inadequate electrical connection or disengagement of the cable. Resultant…
Remedy: Newmar will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on august 2, 2010. Owners may contact newmar at 1-800-731-8300.
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Quick release valve (service brakes)
Newmar is recalling 63 model year 2009 and 2010 recreational vehicles manufactured between july 21, 2008 and april 22, 2009, equipped with certain haldex quick release valves (qrv). The rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the diaphragm,…
Remedy: Newmar will notify owners and spartan will provide a free remedy. The safety recall is expected to begin during july 2009. Owners may contact spartan chassis toll-free at 1-800-543-4277 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
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Electrical system: wiring
Newmar is recalling 328 model year 2008 through 2010 recreational vehicles manufactured between april 16, 2007 and april 22, 2009. An inadvertent deviation in ground cable sizing occurred resulting in wire gauge undersizing.
Remedy: Newmar will notify owners and provide a free remedy. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2009. Owners may contact newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
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Trailer hitches
Newmar is recalling 913 my 2007-2009 all star me, dutch star dp, my 2007-2008 kountry star dp, my 2007 mountain aire dp, and my 2009 dutch aire dp and ventana dp motor homes built on spartan chassis and equipped with putnam hitches. After some period of use, certain trailer hitches may develop stress fractures due to sharp radii and /or…
Remedy: Newmar is working with spartan who will replace the trailer hitch free of charge (please see 08v567). Owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
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Steering
Newmar is recalling certain motor homes built on spartan motor home chassis. Certain chassis fasteners may fracture resulting in poor handling of the vehicle, loss of steering, and/or reduced level of suspension performance.
Remedy: Newmar is working with spartan to have these motor homes inspected and the fasteners replaced as needed free of charge. Owners may contact spartan chassis at 1-800-543-4277 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.
Model years: 2009
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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…
Remedy: 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…
Model years: 2007
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Newmar is recalling 109 my 2008-2009 bay star, canyon star kountry aire, torrey pine, ventana diesel pusher, all star diesel pusher, kountry star diesel pusher, and dutch star diesel pusher class a motor homes and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with atwood sealed burner ranges. The range and slide-in burner tubes leading from the…
Remedy: Newmar is working with atwood to have the tubes replaced on these ranges (please see 07e030). Owners may contact atwood at 1-800-348-7418 or newmar at 574-773-7791.
Other Newmar models
- Dutch Star167 complaints
- Mountain Aire61 complaints
- Kountry Star46 complaints
- Bay Star30 complaints
- New Aire24 complaints
- London Aire20 complaints
- Ventana14 complaints
- Kountry Aire13 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.