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Newmar Kountry Aire Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 13 owner complaints across 12 model years of the Newmar Kountry Aire (1991–2005). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

10
safety recalls, all years
13
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Newmar Kountry Aire model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Newmar Kountry Aire11
2003 Newmar Kountry Aire31
2002 Newmar Kountry Aire40
2001 Newmar Kountry Aire41
2000 Newmar Kountry Aire31
1999 Newmar Kountry Aire41
1998 Newmar Kountry Aire51
1997 Newmar Kountry Aire45
1996 Newmar Kountry Aire20
1995 Newmar Kountry Aire21
1994 Newmar Kountry Aire11
1991 Newmar Kountry Aire10

What Newmar Kountry Aire owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 5.

All Newmar Kountry Aire recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Newmar Kountry Aire, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 17V809000 Reported 34,699 vehicles potentially affected Newmar Corporation

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  2. Steering

    NHTSA 15V829000 Reported 1,920 vehicles potentially affected Newmar Corporation

    Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain model year 1997-2005 Dutch Star and Mountain Aire, 1998-1999 London Aire, 2004 Essex and 1997-1998 Kountry Aire motorhomes. The affected vehicles have a steering gear mounting bracket that may crack, causing a loss of steering ability.

    Remedy: Newmar will notify owners, and Spartan dealers will replace the steering gear mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 or…

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 09V324000 Reported 493 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Newmar is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 motor homes and recreational vehicle trailers manufactured between march 5, 2002 and april 3, 2003, equipped with certain norcold refrigerators. The coolant solution in these cooling units can escape.

    Remedy: Newmar is working with norcold to notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired free of charge. The remedy campaign will be conducted by norcold. The safety recall campaign began on october 19, 2009. Owners may…

    Model years: 2003

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V366000 Reported 2,192 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    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: 2005

  5. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 08V025000 Reported 5,575 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    On certain class a motor homes constructed on ford f-53ty1 and p131 motor home chassis and equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.

    Remedy: Newmar is working with ford in conducting this recall. Ford will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332 or newmar at 574-773-7791. (note:…

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  6. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V075000 Reported 16,190 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Certain class a and diesel pusher motor homes and fifth wheel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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.

    Remedy: Newmar will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  7. Suspension: control arm

    NHTSA 03V369000 Reported 33 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    On certain motorhomes equipped with tuthill independent front suspensions, the defect is insufficient tightening torque of the steering knuckle carrier bolt that may result in separation of the steering knuckle from one of the control arms.

    Remedy: Tuthill will notify its customers and provide a retrofit kit p/n k704627 free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 2002

  8. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 00V315000 Reported 1,263 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: front and rear engine motor homes built on ford, spartan and workhorse chassis. All front engine class a motor homes built on ford and workhorse chassis were manufactured from january 1, through august 31, 2000. All rear engine motor homes built on spartan chassis were built from february 23 through august 31, 2000.…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel vent hose.

    Model years: 2001

  9. Filler pipe and cap (fuel system)

    NHTSA 98V318000 Reported 61 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motor homes (gasoline chassis only). The fuel fill location is incorrect and needs to be changed.

    Remedy: Dealers will reposition the fuel fill location on these vehicles.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  10. Wheels

    NHTSA 93V107000 Reported 211 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    The wheel can develop cracks about the wheel rim section.

    Remedy: Replace the defective wheels.

    Model years: 1991

Other Newmar models

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.