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Newmar KOUNTRY AIRE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

13 owner complaints analyzed

10 distinct recall campaigns

24,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1991 to 2005 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 5 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Tires is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 13 complaints (15.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	2	15.4%
Steering behavior	2	15.4%
Engine operation	1	7.7%
Electrical and battery issues	1	7.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Tires

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components

Steering

Structure:Frame And Members

Suspension

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Tires	2
Electrical System	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights	1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	1
Steering	1
Structure:Frame And Members	1
Suspension	1

Tires: 2; Electrical System: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 1; Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 1; Steering: 1; Structure:Frame And Members: 1; Suspension: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (3). 8 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1996

1997

1998

2000

2001

2003

2004

2006

2007

2016

1996: 1; 1997: 1; 1998: 1; 2000: 2; 2001: 1; 2003: 2; 2004: 1; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2016: 2

Pattern summary

Tires leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 525437 · 1997-11-26 (November 26, 1997)

THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE TRAILER.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 525437 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 534977 · 1998-05-04 (May 4, 1998)

DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM/LIGHTING IS INSUFFICIENT FOR TRAILER, WIRING DOES NOT ACTIVATE SYSTEM PROPERLY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 534977 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 986133 · 1996-06-25 (June 25, 1996)

SERVICE BULLETIN POWER STEERING. VEHCILE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. ATTACHED SAFETY BAR AND STILL POOR STABILITY. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 986133 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 9001550 · 2000-08-11 (August 11, 2000)

VEHICLE ALWAYS HAS HAD SWAYING, WANDERING IN STEERING SYSTEM, DISCOVERED LOOSE TIE ROD END HUD TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED VEHICLE STILL HAS WANDERING PROBLEMS IN STEERING SYSTEM.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 9001550 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007205 · 2003-02-12 (February 12, 2003)

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007205 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

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

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1991

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2005

1991: 1; 1994: 1; 1995: 2; 1996: 2; 1997: 4; 1998: 5; 1999: 4; 2000: 3; 2001: 4; 2002: 4; 2003: 3; 2005: 1

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Newmar KOUNTRY AIRE model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
1991	0	1	Not available
1994	1	1	Not available
1995	1	2	+1
1996	0	2	0
1997	5	4	+2
1998	1	5	+1
1999	1	4	-1
2000	1	3	-1
2001	1	4	+1
2002	0	4	0
2003	1	3	-1
2005	1	1	Not available

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Vehicle analysis explorer

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

Data completeness

13 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

38.5%Usable mileage5 / 13 records

84.6%Valid incident date11 / 13 records

100.0%Valid filing date13 / 13 records

84.6%Ordered incident and filing dates11 / 13 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.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1991	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2005
Tires	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 728457 MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR TRUCK OFF THE OFF RAMP OF THE MASS PIKE IN NATICK WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. HE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION ON ROUTE 30 AND FOUND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY TORN OFF THE RIM ON THE OUTSIDE. IT IS A SCARY SITE AND IF IT HAPPENED ON THE MASS PIKE WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH DAMAGE TO A TIRE IN MY LIFE IT TOTALY RIPED OFF THE WHOLE SIDE. WE TOOK PICTURES WE CAN SEND IF NEED BE. I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER TODAY ON A DONUT OF A TIRE REPLACING. WE WERE TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE MANAGER IS … Look up ODI 728457 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10061493 · 15,000 mi WHILE CLEANING THE TIRES CONSUMER RUBBED HANDS ACROSS THE TREAD AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T SMOOTH. THE TIRES WERE CUPPING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS 11.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE LEFT SIDE TIRES, AND 9.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CUPPING WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER USING A LOAD D TIRE INSTEAD OF LOAD E. THE TIRE COULDN'T WITHSTAND THE LOAD. *AK Look up ODI 10061493 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10883421 · 52,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 NEWMAR KOUNTRY AIRE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE WAS ERUPTING NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, BUT THEY WERE TOO INTENSE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AFTER AN HOUR. REPORTS WERE FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUF… Look up ODI 10883421 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10007205 THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. Look up ODI 10007205 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 534977 DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM/LIGHTING IS INSUFFICIENT FOR TRAILER, WIRING DOES NOT ACTIVATE SYSTEM PROPERLY. Look up ODI 534977 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 525437 THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE TRAILER. Look up ODI 525437 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Steering	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 9001550 VEHICLE ALWAYS HAS HAD SWAYING, WANDERING IN STEERING SYSTEM, DISCOVERED LOOSE TIE ROD END HUD TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED VEHICLE STILL HAS WANDERING PROBLEMS IN STEERING SYSTEM. Look up ODI 9001550 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Frame And Members	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10210289 · 40,000 mi THE KING PIN HITCH BOX FOR TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE TRAVERSING DOWN A STEEP GRADE WITH HEAVY BREAKING OF THE TOW VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10210289 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10161547 · 4,000 mi 2005 KOUNTRY AIRE HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT RUINED A TIRE. TS THE SUSPENSION PARTIALLY COLLAPSED OR SAGGED AND ALLOWED A SLIDE-OUT SUPPORT RAM THAT WAS PLACED CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE TO GOUGE THE TIRE TO THE STEEL CORD. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE BENDING OF THE AXLE STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT AXLE. JB Look up ODI 10161547 at NHTSA ↗

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
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Tires	Too few reports for a range	15,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10061493 · 15,000 mi WHILE CLEANING THE TIRES CONSUMER RUBBED HANDS ACROSS THE TREAD AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T SMOOTH. THE TIRES WERE CUPPING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS 11.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE LEFT SIDE TIRES, AND 9.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CUPPING WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER USING A LOAD D TIRE INSTEAD OF LOAD E. THE TIRE COULDN'T WITHSTAND THE LOAD. *AK Look up ODI 10061493 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	Too few reports for a range	52,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10883421 · 52,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 NEWMAR KOUNTRY AIRE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE WAS ERUPTING NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, BUT THEY WERE TOO INTENSE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AFTER AN HOUR. REPORTS WERE FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUF… Look up ODI 10883421 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Frame And Members	Too few reports for a range	40,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10210289 · 40,000 mi THE KING PIN HITCH BOX FOR TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE TRAVERSING DOWN A STEEP GRADE WITH HEAVY BREAKING OF THE TOW VEHICLE. *TR Look up ODI 10210289 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	Too few reports for a range	4,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10161547 · 4,000 mi 2005 KOUNTRY AIRE HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT RUINED A TIRE. TS THE SUSPENSION PARTIALLY COLLAPSED OR SAGGED AND ALLOWED A SLIDE-OUT SUPPORT RAM THAT WAS PLACED CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE TO GOUGE THE TIRE TO THE STEEL CORD. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE BENDING OF THE AXLE STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT AXLE. JB Look up ODI 10161547 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

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

ComponentPeriod

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
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	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.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2003: 1 complaints · 2005: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2003	1	1	1
2005	0	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2003	1	0	0
2005	1	0	0

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
Component	Tires	Electrical System	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	Steering	Structure:Frame And Members	Suspension
Tires	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Steering	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Structure:Frame And Members	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Suspension	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

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.

Search patterns

2 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 7.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10007205

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

Look up ODI 10007205 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 7.7% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 986133

SERVICE BULLETIN POWER STEERING. VEHCILE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. ATTACHED SAFETY BAR AND STILL POOR STABILITY. *AK

Look up ODI 986133 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b