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2006 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 Nov 18, 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 Nov 17, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 18, 2010

THIS IS 2ND RECALL FOR NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR IN OUR RV. RV IS IN STORAGE, BUILDING AND USED TO LIVE IN. FROZEN FOOD IN FREEZER, AND NO WHERE ELSE TO STORE IT. IT IS OVER 200 MILES TO CLOSEST REPAIR PLACE, AND INSURANCE ON RV IS FOR STORAGE ONLY AND NOT DRIVING. WILL COST OVER 200 DOLLARS FOR ROUND TRIP TO ACCOMPLISH DEFECTIVE NORCOLD PRODUCT. INSURANCE FOR RV TO MAKE TRIP WILL BE EXTRA AND OVER THE 200 DOLLAR AMOUNT. IF TURN OFF REFRIG, FREEZER WILL LOSE OVER $350 PERISHABLE ITEMS. WE ARE RETIRED, HAVE SOME DISABILITY, AND ON LIMITED INCOME. NORCOLD CAUSED THESE PROBLEMS AND SHOULD PAY TO REMEDY THEM. NORCOLD REPAIR CENTER STATED THEY COULD MAKE SERVICE CALL AT A COST OF $170, PLEASE AUTHORIZE RICH AND SONS CAMPERS SALES, WWW.RICHSONSRV.COM, PHONE 308-384-2040, TO MAKE SERVICE CALL. THE CONTACT AT RV REPAIR IS: NICK. WE HAVE NEWMAR DUTCH STAR, VIN # [XXX]; COOLING UNIT SN ON RV 8328978 R801201. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10366753
Incident
Nov 18, 2010
Mileage
23,427 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 3, 2009

DURING OUR PRETRIP INSPECTION WE ALWAYS CHECK ALL LIGHTS PRIOR TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT LED ELEMENTS RANDOMLY FAIL TO LIGHT. SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10279239
Incident
Jul 15, 2009
Mileage
25,000 mi
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Aug 29, 2008
Fire reported

BUSSMAN BOX IS MOUNTED ON FLOOR OF COMPARTMENT BELOW BATTERY COMPARTMENT. WATER ENTERING THE COMPARTMENT CAN POOL ON THE FLOOR AND FLOOD THE BUSSMAN BOX, RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. IF THE BUSSMAN BOX IS SHORT CIRCUITED THE VEHICLE ENGINE CANNOT BE STARTED AND MAY STOP ENTIRELY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10240210
Incident
Aug 5, 2008
Mileage
21,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 17, 2006
1 injury reported

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR PATIO LIGHT WAS SWITCHED ON AND THE 77 YEAR OLD CONTACT FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BOTH KNEES. THE RETRACTABLE STEPS OF THE VEHICLE RETRACTED WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. WHEN A SERVICE DEALER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS IMPROPER WIRING AND POORLY GROUNDED WIRING, WHICH CAUSED CROSSED WIRES. THE CROSSED WIRING CAUSED THE STEPS TO RETRACT AND TURN. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MODEL WAS DUTCH STAR.*AK THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH HELD THE EXTERIOR SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

NHTSA ID
10173758
Incident
Nov 12, 2006
Mileage
5,815 mi

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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