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2008 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 Aug 6, 2015
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 8, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 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 / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Aug 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND GOING OVER A DIP, THE FRONT WHEELS FRACTURED AND DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PORTION OFF THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER WAS UNDER RATED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE COACH. AS A RESULT, THE NEW SHOCK ABSORBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,832. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10746729
Incident
Sep 6, 2014
Mileage
24,832 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 8, 2012

I OWN A 1998 NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS WITH A 3126 CAT MOTOR. THE ISSUES OUTLINED BELOW BEGAN WHEN LOWERING THE JACKS. THEN SPREAD TO LOW SPEED RPMS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF OPERATION, CAUSING A TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, (TO INCLUDE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ENGINE, A/C, RADIO, ETC), THUS CAUSING A UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION. OVER TIME THE ISSUE BEGAN DURING DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL PERIODS WHEN DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL DRAWS WERE PRESENT (SUCH AS WHILE USING LIGHTS, DEFROST AND WIPERS, ENGINE FAN COMING ON, ETC.). THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE OF 182 DEGREES OR HIGHER IS REACHED. IN ALL CASES, AFTER APPROX 90 TO 120 SECONDS, THE POWER WILL RETURN AND ALLOW THE ENGINE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH NO KNOWN CAUSES, MINUS THE LISTED EXAMPLES OR ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN CAUSES. NONE OF THE 3 MAJOR MANUFACTURER'S OF THIS RV WILL ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND REQUEST THE VEHICLE BE TESTED FOR CAUSE FOR A UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME AT CURRENT CHARGE OF 100+ DOLLARS PER HOUR. DUE TO THIS BEING OF A MAJOR LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THAT ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING IS TIED INTO 1 COMMON CONNECTION, THUS IN IT'S OWN RIGHT, WOULD CREATE JUST THE UNSAFE CONDITION AS OUTLINED ABOVE. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME AND THAT OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS REPORT THIS INCIDENT INFORMATION WAS NOT REPORTED PRIOR TO NOW DUE TO NOT BEING AWARE OF THIS REPORTING SITE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10454456
Incident
Apr 1, 2010
Mileage
32,000 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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