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2003 Newmar American Star Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 25, 2018
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 3, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Newmar American Star. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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BrakesEngine
Filed Apr 25, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NEWMAR AMERICAN STAR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE NEWMAR MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

NHTSA ID
11090015
Incident
Apr 16, 2018
Mileage
76,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NEWMAR AMERICAN STAR RV (TOW BEHIND). THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL GENERAL, SIZE 29575R225 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, AND REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. NEWMAR INFORMED THE CONTACT TO GO TO SEARS. SEARS STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RATED FOR A TOW TRAILER. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER. UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID
10206570
Incident
Jun 28, 2007
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 3, 2007

2003 AMERICAN STAR TRAILER. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THE TREAD SEPARATED 3 TIMES ON DIFFERENT TIRES. THE THIRD TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER.*JB

NHTSA ID
10205006
Incident
Jun 28, 2007

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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