Newmar Bay Star, Newmar Bay Star Sport, Newmar Canyon Star, Newmar Dutch Star, Newmar Essex, Newmar King Aire, model year 2018. Filed by Newmar Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 28 June 2018. 930 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Essex, New Aire, Ventana LE, and Ventana motorhomes. When the ignition key is in the off/accessory position and the battery disconnect is on, the slide-out rooms on …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V438 cover?
- Newmar Bay Star, Newmar Bay Star Sport, Newmar Canyon Star, Newmar Dutch Star, Newmar Essex, Newmar King Aire, Newmar London Aire, Newmar Mountain Aire, model year 2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018 Newmar Bay Star, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, Bay Star Sport, Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Essex, New Aire, Ventana LE, and Ventana motorhomes.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the slide-out room moves unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide-out room controller, free of charge. The recall began August 24, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the slide-out room moves unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18V438 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Newmar Corporation |
| System at fault | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 June 2018 |
| Model years | 2018-2018 |
| Vehicles named | NEWMAR BAY STAR, NEWMAR BAY STAR SPORT, NEWMAR CANYON STAR, NEWMAR DUTCH STAR, NEWMAR ESSEX, NEWMAR KING AIRE, NEWMAR LONDON AIRE, NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE, NEWMAR NEW AIRE, NEWMAR VENTANA, NEWMAR VENTANA LE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the slide-out room moves unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the slide-out room controller, free of charge. The recall began August 24, 2018. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Newmar Bay Star recalls: 22 US campaigns
- Newmar Bay Star Sport recalls: 19 US campaigns
- Newmar Canyon Star recalls: 23 US campaigns
- Newmar Dutch Star recalls: 56 US campaigns
- Newmar Essex recalls: 54 US campaigns
- Newmar King Aire recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Newmar London Aire recalls: 37 US campaigns
- Newmar Mountain Aire recalls: 47 US campaigns
- Newmar New Aire recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Newmar Ventana recalls: 46 US campaigns
- Newmar Ventana Le recalls: 20 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V438, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v438/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Newmar notices we hold
- 26V273: 2026 Freedom Aire motorhomes
- 26V272: 2026 Freedom Aire motorhomes
- 26V108: 2018-2026 Bay Star and Bay Star Sport motorhomes
- 26V107: 2026 Freedom Aire motorhomes
- 26V015: 2026 Freedom Aire motorhomes equipped with a ThermaHeat Tank Pad
- 25V431: 2023-2024 London Aire, Essex, and 2016-2024 King Aire motorhomes
- 24V787: 2023-2025 Super Star motorhomes
- 24V301: 2022 Bay Star motorhomes
All 105 Newmar campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 18V438 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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