1994 Newmar Kountry Aire Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Newmar Kountry 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
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Electrical150.0%
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
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 NEWMAR KOUNTRY AIRE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE WAS ERUPTING NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, BUT THEY WERE TOO INTENSE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AFTER AN HOUR. REPORTS WERE FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW SMOKE THROUGH THE SIDE MIRROR AND ALERTED HER HUSBAND TO STOP THE RV. WHEN THEY EXITED THE RV, THE LOOKED DOWN FROM THE FRONT AND THERE WAS LIQUID ON FIRE DRIPPING DOWN ON THE GROUND. IT WAS COMING FROM THE CENTER FRONT PART OF THE RV. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE FIRST STARTED AGAIN. IT TOOK THREE HOURS TO COMPLETELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/12/15.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 NEWMAR KOUNTRY AIRE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE WAS ERUPTING NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, BUT THEY WERE TOO INTENSE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AFTER AN HOUR. REPORTS WERE FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW SMOKE THROUGH THE SIDE MIRROR AND ALERTED HER HUSBAND TO STOP THE RV. WHEN THEY EXITED THE RV, THE LOOKED DOWN FROM THE FRONT AND THERE WAS LIQUID ON FIRE DRIPPING DOWN ON THE GROUND. IT WAS COMING FROM THE CENTER FRONT PART OF THE RV. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT THE FIRST STARTED AGAIN. IT TOOK THREE HOURS TO COMPLETELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/12/15.*JB
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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