2021 Newmar Ventana motorhomes recalled for loose brake caliper bolts
Newmar is recalling 2021 Ventana and Kountry Star motorhomes with incorrectly tightened brake caliper mounting bolts that could reduce brake effectiveness and increase crash risk.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect affecting a safety-critical brake system component. The defect directly reduces brake effectiveness and increases the risk of a crash, meeting the Severe rating criterion despite no injuries or deaths being reported.
Plain-English summary
Newmar Corporation is recalling certain 2021 Ventana and Kountry Star motorhomes due to a brake system defect. One of six brake caliper mounting bolts on the driver side steer axle may have been incorrectly tightened during manufacturing.
The loose bolt could cause other caliper bolts to loosen as well. If the caliper bolts are not sufficiently tightened, they may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, which reduces brake effectiveness and increases the risk of a crash.
5 vehicles are potentially affected by this recall.
Owners should contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300 to schedule a free repair. Dealers will inspect and repair the brake system at no charge. The recall repair began on April 12, 2021. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.safercar.gov for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2021 NEWMAR VENTANA
- Brand
- NEWMAR
- Manufacturer
- Newmar Corporation
- Category
- Vehicle — Motorhome
- Hazard
- brake-failure
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 5
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- VENTANA
- KOUNTRY STAR
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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