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2005 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 Jun 5, 2007
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 Apr 11, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 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

Showing 1–5 of 5

Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 2007
Crash reported

I HAVE A NEWMAR RV AND THE DOORS ON THE STORAGE AREAS ON THE SIDES CAN COME OPEN WHEN DRIVING DONE THE ROAD. ONE SUCH DOOR OPENED AND HIT A MOTORCYCLE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD OF BEEN A DEATH IF THE RIDER WOULD OF BEEN ON HIS BIKE. THE COMPANY WAS INFORMED AND OF COURSE THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED DEFORE. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE AND NOTHING SAID ABOUT A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THESE DOORS WHERE IN THEIR LOCKED POSITION AND LOOKED AT BEFORE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10192456
Incident
May 19, 2007
Mileage
22,000 mi
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 30, 2006

REAR SLIDE ON 2005 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR RETRACTS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. LUCKILY WE OR OUR PETS WERE NOT INJURED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AUTOMATIC JACKS WERE DEPLOYED, BUT HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUG 2005. *JB

NHTSA ID
10154219
Incident
Feb 4, 2005
Mileage
6,970 mi
Steering
Filed Feb 8, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING ON NORMAL ROADS. IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT; ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN STRAIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALIGNED THE FRONT END HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10149816
Incident
Feb 8, 2006
Mileage
1,380 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 25, 2005

AUTOMATIC SLIDE LOCKS FAILED TO CLOSE ON SLIDES. THEY HAVE A CHEAP SCREW THAT THEY BEND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A MAGNET. VERY POOR DESIGN. *NM

NHTSA ID
10140714
Incident
Aug 1, 2005
Mileage
2,300 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 11, 2005

TIRES LOAD RATING BELOW THAT OF GAWR.

NHTSA ID
10116703
Incident
Feb 9, 2005

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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