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2018 Newmar King Aire Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Dec 22, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2018 Newmar King Aire, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I OWN A 2018 NEWMAR KING AIRE MOTOR HOME. I HAD A GEN 5 DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) SENSOR FAIL AT 10,000 MILES. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES IN THAT WHEN THE DASH LIT UP WITH WARNINGS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME BEFORE IT WENT INTO DERATE. I WAS LESS THAN 200 MILES AWAY AT THE TIME. THERE ARE MANY LINKS ON WWW.IRV2.COM ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER MOTOR HOME OWNERS. SOME VERY SCARY PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. THE DERATE LIMP MODE OF BEING ABLE TO GO 5MPH JUST DOES NOT SUFFICE. THERE IS NOTHING ON THE WARNINGS THAT TELL YOU HOW MANY MILES YOU CAN DRIVE BEFORE DERATE. THERE IS NO 'RESET BUTTON' TO GET YOU EITHER HOME OR TO A SERVICE CENTER. (SUGGESTION, SINCE THIS IS AN EPA MANDATE, COULDN'T THE EPA LET THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE A RESET BUTTON TO GET TO A SERVICE CENTER? IT WOULD REQUIRE A CALL TO THE EPA, MUST BE MANNED 24 HRS A DAY, SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP TRACK SO PEOPLE DON'T ABUSE.) I AM ALL FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS ON DIESEL ENGINES, BUT I AM NOT FOR PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK TO ACHIEVE THIS. THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID 11384504 · filed Dec 22, 2020

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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