2004 Newmar Mountain 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 2004 Newmar Mountain 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
- Brakes6100.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE ON A W22 WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE SHORTER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKES AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS UNDER THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC RECALL ( 09V217000). AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSE. THE DEALER INFORM THE CONTACT THE ABS SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR SHOULD BE APART OF THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC RECALL SINCE THE ABS SENSOR IS APART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,242.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE RV. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED DURING THE INSPECTION THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS EXHIBITED CRACKS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE WHICH REMAINED STATIONARY SO THAT IT COULD COOL DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RECOMMENDED THAT FORCE BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES WITH A SCREWDRIVER. ADDITIONALLY, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SECOND OCCASION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, AND THE EXCESSIVELY HEATED FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED THE CONTACT FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
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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