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2008 Newmar Bay Star Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jun 23, 2009
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Newmar Bay Star, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Steering150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NEWMAR BAY STAR RV. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IF THE RV IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER LARGE VEHICLE, IT WILL SWAY AND ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LACKS STABILITY. HE SPOKE TO A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO 45 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, WHICH SHOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS AN INSUFFICIENT ANSWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

NHTSA ID 10274723 · filed Jun 23, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NEWMAR BAY STAR RV. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR IF THE RV IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER LARGE VEHICLE, IT WILL SWAY AND ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LACKS STABILITY. HE SPOKE TO A DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO 45 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, WHICH SHOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS AN INSUFFICIENT ANSWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

NHTSA ID 10274723 · filed Jun 23, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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