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Newmar Scottsdale Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Newmar Scottsdale (1994–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2004.

11
safety recalls, all years
8
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls
2004
year with most complaints

Pick your Newmar Scottsdale model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Newmar Scottsdale10
2006 Newmar Scottsdale30
2005 Newmar Scottsdale52
2004 Newmar Scottsdale55
2003 Newmar Scottsdale91
2002 Newmar Scottsdale30
2001 Newmar Scottsdale30
2000 Newmar Scottsdale30
1999 Newmar Scottsdale20
1998 Newmar Scottsdale20
1997 Newmar Scottsdale20
1996 Newmar Scottsdale10
1995 Newmar Scottsdale10
1994 Newmar Scottsdale10

What Newmar Scottsdale owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 5.

All Newmar Scottsdale recalls (11)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Newmar Scottsdale, 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: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  2. 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

  3. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 09V217000 Reported 2,578 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  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: 2003, 2004, 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. Steering

    NHTSA 06V280000 Reported 99 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Certain chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. The spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007

  8. Electrical system

    NHTSA 05V109000 Reported 1,738 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Certain class a motor homes built on workhorse chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 101, "controls and display" and standard no. 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems." models with actia instrument cluster, the incorrect software programmed into the cluster such that…

    Remedy: Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or newmar at 574-773-7719.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  9. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 04V244000 Reported 84 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Certain seat belt buckles on some motor homes fail to conform to the load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

    Remedy: Amsafe will notify customers and replace the buckles. The recall began may 28, 2004. Owners should contact amsafe at 1-574-266-8330 or newmar at 1-574-773-7791.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  10. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V019000 Reported 37 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    On certain motorhomes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with bosch zops brake calipers, the pads can drag on the rotor surface due to the pin slide.

    Remedy: Workhorse is notifying customers and will arrange to have the calipers and brake pads replaced on the affected vehicles. Owners should contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or newmar at 1-574-773-5153.

    Model years: 2003

  11. Lamp (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V064000 Reported 1,227 vehicles potentially affected NEWMAR CORPORATION

    Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.

    Remedy: Dealers will revise the brake warning lamp circuit. Owner notification began april 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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.