Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
Data refreshed
Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Newmar Dutch 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.
Showing 1–10 of 10
DOMETIC RECALL FOR REFRIGERATOR IN 1998 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR RV. CONSUMER WANTS DOMETIC TO SUPPLY A NEW COOLING UNIT. *NJ THE RV HAD A CRACKED BOILER TUBE WHICH CAUSED AMMONIA TO LEAK OUT. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL # 08E032000. *JB
TWO ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PRODUCT FAILURE RESULTED IN FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURE DENIED FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
I HAVE MOTORHOME WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR MODEL RW3862 THAT HAS A RECALL. YOUR WEBSITE WAS GIVEN TO ME TO FILE MY INFORMATION. *JB
REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRE FAILURE. *MR THE TREAD SEVERED THE BRAKE LINE. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65 MPH. RECALL# 04V037000. *SC *JB
THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE TIRE RECALL 04V037000 PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL SEND THE REPLACEMENT TIRE TO A DEALERSHIP IN THEIR STATE. IT HAS BEEN 3 MONTHS AND THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RETURNING THE CONSUMER'S CALLS. *JB THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CONTACT HIM TO SET UP A DATE TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED THAT CALL YET. *NM
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE TIRE RECALL 04V037000 REPAIRED BECAUSE WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER THERE WAS A RECORDING THAT GAVE ANOTHER TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE OTHER NUMBER IT CONNECTED HIM TO A FLOWER SHOP. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD BEEN TRYING FOR A MONTH TO CALL THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE DEALERS TELEPHONE NUMBER. *AK
CONSUMER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. AT 17000 MILES BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CLEANED ALL AROUND. AT 42000 MILES BRAKE ROTORS/ PADS/ CALIPERS, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD BRAKES COMPLETELY FROZE UP ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE SYSTEM HAD COOLED ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE JOURNEY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. *AK
CONVERTER IN TRANSMISSION IS SO LOOSE THAT WHEN YOU LET OFF THE THROTTLE IT IS JUST LIKE PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL, TRANSMISSION WITH LOCK-UP CONVERTERS AND OR WITH LESS SLIP.
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH 24 FEET AWNING ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAMPER WAS RIPPED OFF BY WIND, CAUSING $ 10000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO INJURIES, NO ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 255/80/22.5 (1998 DUTCH STAR ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS). *YH
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.
Data on this page last refreshed .