Newmar Essex, Newmar Mountain Aire, model year 2019. Filed by Newmar Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 22 May 2019. 3 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019 Mountain Aire and Essex motorhomes built on Freightliner XC chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V384 cover?
- Newmar Essex, Newmar Mountain Aire, model year 2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019 Mountain Aire and Essex motorhomes built on Freightliner XC chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Loose brake caliper mounting bolts may reduce the brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's numbers for this recall are FL-816 and 19V-367.
- 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: “Loose brake caliper mounting bolts may reduce the brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 19V384 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Newmar Corporation |
| System at fault | Service Brakes |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 May 2019 |
| Model years | 2019-2019 |
| Vehicles named | NEWMAR ESSEX, NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts may reduce the brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Newmar will notify owners, and Freightliner dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2019. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's numbers for this recall are FL-816 and 19V-367.
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 78 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V384, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v384/
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- 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 19V384 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
43cad166 - Consequence
7c45d3bb - Remedy
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