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2001 Newmar Dutch 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 Oct 1, 2010
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 13, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Suspension
Filed Oct 1, 2010

2001 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR DIESEL PUSHER WITH SPARTAN CHASSIS, THE BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END HAVE FAILED MOTORHOME ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10358774
Incident
Oct 1, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 3, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR RV. THE RV HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER NDR1062. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YELLOW RESIDUE LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR AND SMELLED AMMONIA. IN ADDITION, SMOKE EXPELLED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT DEALERS WHO STATED THE REFRIGERATOR WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW REFRIGERATOR UNAWARE OF THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT). DOMETIC REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE REFRIGERATOR. UPDATED 04/20/10

NHTSA ID
10304750
Incident
Jan 4, 2009
Mileage
50,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 7, 2008

WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE FLEXES AND THE WINDSHIELDS POP OUT OF THE FRAME. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELDS SHATTERED. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS DURING THE PAST 14 MONTHS...THE MOST RECENT WAS APRIL 3. *TR

NHTSA ID
10223555
Incident
Apr 3, 2008
Mileage
46,046 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 30, 2007

ELECTRIC LIFT PUMP FAILURE ON CUMMINS DIESEL (FAILURE DUE TO THE NEW ULSD FUEL AND WRONG GASKET MATERIAL USED FOR GASKETS--CAUSES A DIESEL LEAK ON TO HOT ENGINE ABOVE STARTER WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FIRE). I ASKED CUMMINS HOW MANY LIFTS THEY'VE HAD TO SEND OUT TO DEALERS TO REPLACE, AND THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. (I WAS IN CUMMINS DIESEL PARKING LOT AT THE TIME--I KNEW THERE WAS A LEAK, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT THAT DAY, IT BROKE DOWN BEFORE I COULD GET OUT OF PARKING LOT, HAD TO SIT THERE OVER WEEKEND UNTIL THE 7TH. HAD TO USE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT TO PAY FOR REPAIR, I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CUMMINS REPAIR-DEFECT. CATERPILLAR & DETROIT NOT HAVING PROBLEM, ONLY CUMMINS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10192016
Incident
May 4, 2007
Mileage
111,881 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 29, 2006

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR RV, MODEL 40195. DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL MODEL #NDR1062 AND SERIAL # 01300099.. THE CONTACT READ IT IN THE GOOD SAM BOOK AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAY IN HAVING REPAIRS MADE TO THE REFRIGERATOR. TO DATE, THE CONTACT HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR. *AK UPDATED 01/30/07. *JB

NHTSA ID
10177368
Incident
Dec 29, 2006
EngineSteering
Filed Aug 20, 2004

THE BUSHING BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING AND AIR COMPRESSOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. WHEN THE BUSHING FAILED, THE ENGINE COOLANT NO LONGER WORKED. IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, IT WOULD ENGINE SHUT OFF AND NO STEERING WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH TOOK 3-TO 4 SERVICE VISITS TO GET IT FIXED. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE ISSUE. RECALL#03V064000) *JB

NHTSA ID
10082900
Incident
Oct 12, 2003
Mileage
15,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I NOTICED THAT ONE OR BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. THIS WAS EVIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION WAS REDUCED, THERE WAS A SMELL OF HOT BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL WHEN ON A HILL WITH THE BRAKES RELEASED, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THERE WAS REDUCED FREE PLAY IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE FRONT BRAKES, THE RIGHT ONE WAS VERY HOT. I TAPPED ON THE CALIPER WITH A HITCH PIN THAT WAS AVAILABLE, AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES TWO DAYS LATER WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT I DID NOT RUN INTO HEAVY BRAKE USAGE AT THAT TIME. *JB

NHTSA ID
10014396
Incident
Apr 11, 2003
Mileage
4,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 13, 2001

FOUR TIMES THIS VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN WHEN TURNING IGNITION OFF. ALSO TWO TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS STARTED ON ITS ON WITH THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION OR REMOVED ALTOGETHER. THE DASH HEAT/DEFROSTER SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY TWO DIFFERENT FREIGHTLINER DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE MFGR WANTS ME TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL VEHICLE TO S. CAROLINA TO FACTORY FOR REPAIRS EVEN THO IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES, AND NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS DEALERSHIP AND MFGR HAVE HAD OTHER DASH HEAT/DEFROSTER AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH OTHER VEHICLES MFGD BY NEWMAR.*AK

NHTSA ID
753192
Incident
Aug 24, 2001

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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