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2000 Newmar Mountain Aire 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 May 1, 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 Sep 21, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Newmar Mountain Aire. 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 May 1, 2007

DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR FAILED CUSTOMER STATED THAT SHE WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES DONE DUE TO THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKING**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED COOLANT NEAR THE ELECTRICAL HEATER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED SHE WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE ARBITRARY CUT-OFF FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10190078
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 14, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MOUNTAIN AIRE RV MADE BY NEWMAR WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL# NDR1062, SERIAL# 95200085. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED COOLANT. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED ON BOTH OCCASIONS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER USED THE REFRIGERATOR DUE TO THE SAFETY FIRE RISK RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT DOMETIC AND WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10182571
Incident
Oct 15, 2006
Suspension
Filed Jun 20, 2001

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN IT SEVERELY VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT PROBLEM EXISST DUE TO THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
890739
Body & structure
Filed Jun 20, 2001

THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 21260 CHASSIS REAR AXLE IS RATED AT 13500 AND IS LOADED AT 14360 WITHOUT FULL LIQUID LOAD, THE FRONT IS RATED AT 7000 AND IS LOADED AT 6900 WITHOUT A DRIVER OR PASSENGER, THE REAR SHOCKS ARE COMPRESSED AND ALLOW NO DAMPING ACTION AT THIS TIME, THE FORD TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE COACH WAS BUILT TOO HEAVY FOR THE FORD CHASSIS, NEWMAR IS NOW WILLING TO PUT A SPRING UNDER THE CHASSIS HOWEVER IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY THE CONSUMER IS WONDERING HOW A SPRING IS GOING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE NOW. NLM

NHTSA ID
561714
Incident
May 1, 2001
ElectricalEngineOther / unspecified+2 more
Filed Jun 6, 2001

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND STARTED TO COME OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ALL ALONG THE TOP AND ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. NLM

NHTSA ID
561478
Incident
May 1, 2000
Visibility
Filed Mar 28, 2001

MOTORHOME FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS STARTED TO COME OUT ACROSS THE TOP AND DOWN THE SIDES, HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID
560538
Incident
May 25, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Sep 21, 2000

WHEN MOTORHOME WAS DRIVEN IN THE RAIN INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED, ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER INTO AIR CLEANER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO DIE OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
871187

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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