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Newmar DUTCHSTAR recalls by model year

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

132,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 to 2007 model years. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2003
0
2007
2
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20030
20072

2003: 0; 2007: 2

Year-by-year records

Newmar DUTCHSTAR model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
200320Not available
200712Not available

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

08V568000 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Reported: 2008-10-24 (October 24, 2008) · Model years: 2007

CUMMINGS IS RECALLING 42 MY 2006-2008 FORD E150, E350, CHEVROLET EXPRESS, MY 2006 FORD E250, GMC SAVANNA, DODGE SPRINTER CONVERSION VANS, AND MY 2007 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.

Consequence: THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.

Remedy: CUMMINGS IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR CUMMINGS AT 1-763-498-7887.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
08V569000 · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

Reported: 2008-10-24 (October 24, 2008) · Model years: 2007

CUMMINGS IS RECALLING 42 MY 2006-2008 FORD E150, E350, CHEVROLET EXPRESS, MY 2006 FORD E250, GMC SAVANNA, DODGE SPRINTER CONVERSION VANS, AND MY 2007 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.

Consequence: A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

Remedy: CUMMINGS IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E097). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR CUMMINGS AT 1-763-498-7887.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

66.7%Usable mileage2 / 3 records
100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component20032007
Electrical System
150.0%
ODI 10819363 · 39,000 mi

THIS FALL AS IN PAST FALLS I PLACED MY MOTOR COACH IN WINTER STORAGE. AT THAT TIME I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BATTERIES AS WELL AS THE HOUSE BATTERIES. APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS LATER DEC 6TH 2015 I WAS CALLED BY AN OBSERVER THAT MY LEFT SUPER SLIDE WAS EXTENDING AND RETRACTING ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE COACH IT WAS OVERWHELMING TO SEE THAT THE SLIDE EVEN THOUGH THERE NO POWER BEING SUPPLIED TO IT HAS ATTEMPTING TO GO IN AND OUT BENDING THE HEAVY STEEL LOCK LITERALLY IN TWO. I CALLED NEWMAR CORP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE MY COACH …

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1100.0%
ODI 11081196

WHILE PLUGGED INTO 50AMP SHORE POWER, AT SAM'S TOWN CASINO RV PARK NEAR ROBINSONVILLE, MS, I NOTICED AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE. I DISCOVERED MY IOTA ITS-50R HAD OVERHEATED CAUSING THE WIRES AND CONNECTIONS TO DEGRADE AND OVERHEAT. I HAVE PICTURES, BUT AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD THEM AT THIS TIME.

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Steering
150.0%
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Suspension
150.0%
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range39,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10819363 · 39,000 mi

THIS FALL AS IN PAST FALLS I PLACED MY MOTOR COACH IN WINTER STORAGE. AT THAT TIME I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BATTERIES AS WELL AS THE HOUSE BATTERIES. APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS LATER DEC 6TH 2015 I WAS CALLED BY AN OBSERVER THAT MY LEFT SUPER SLIDE WAS EXTENDING AND RETRACTING ALL BY ITSELF. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE COACH IT WAS OVERWHELMING TO SEE THAT THE SLIDE EVEN THOUGH THERE NO POWER BEING SUPPLIED TO IT HAS ATTEMPTING TO GO IN AND OUT BENDING THE HEAVY STEEL LOCK LITERALLY IN TWO. I CALLED NEWMAR CORP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE MY COACH …

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SteeringToo few reports for a range225,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

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SuspensionToo few reports for a range225,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2003: 0 complaints · 2007: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003000
2007000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2003200
2007100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemSteeringSuspension
Electrical System—00
Steering0—
1
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

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Suspension0
1
ODI 11145237 · 225,000 mi

I WAS BACKING MY COACH AND TRAILER UP WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I STOPPED TO INSPECT OVERHEAD BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HIT A LIMB. FINDING NO DAMAGE I GOT BACK IN AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL IT FREESPUN AND I HAD NO STEERING. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE THE DRAG LINK DANGLING FROM THE STEERING BOX AND DISCOVERED A BROKEN CASTING. THE CASTING THAT BROKE IS CALLED THE BELL CRANK. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE FRONT LOBE THAT BROKE. THE PART THAT ATTACHES THE DRAG LINK TO THE STEERING BOX LEAVING ME WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT JUST SPUN AROUND AND NO CONNECTION T…

Look up ODI 11145237 at NHTSA ↗

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.