NHTSA lists 3 complaints for the 2020 Newmar BAY Star, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as NEWMAR BAY STAR.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
Failure modes| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| electrical electronic | 1 | 33.3% | 0.68 |
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| mechanical failure | 1 | 33.3% | 0.73 |
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| structural or corrosion | 1 | 33.3% | 0.69 |
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Severities| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
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| moderate | 3 | 100.0% | 0.89 |
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Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 3 tagged complaints of 3 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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5 recalls.
Date: 2026-02-24. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2018-2026 Bay Star and Bay Star Sport motorhomes. The hood stops mounting adhesive may fail, which can allow the hood stop to detach while the vehicle is in transit.
Consequence: Hood stops that detach can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and reinstall the hood stop brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 627 RSB.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2023-07-07. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Bay Star, 2020-2023 Bay Star Sport, and 2022-2023 Super Star motorhomes. The seat belt brackets for the dinette seat belts were modified to avoid interference with the vehicle slide-out rollers in the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 210, "Seat belt Assem (excerpt)
Consequence: Modified seat belt mounting brackets can fail to properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat belt mounting brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2023. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 604RSB. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2022-04-11. Systems: SEATS.
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Bay Star, Bay Star Sport, Ventana, Dutch Star, New Aire, Canyon Star, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020-2022 Kountry Star, 2019-2020 Mountain Aire, London Aire, Essex, and 2021 Super Star vehicles. The wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which can lead to a pinched wire in the seat adjustment mechanism and cause an electrical short cir (excerpt)
Consequence: A short circuit increases the risk of a fire. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and secure the wiring, adding circuit breaker and fuse protection as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on June 10, 2022. Owners may contact Newmar's customer service at 1-800-731-8300. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2021-07-27. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Bay Star, Ventana, New Aire, 2019-2020 Canyon Star, Bay Star Sport, Essex, King Aire, London Aire, Mountain Aire, 2018-2021 Dutch Star, 2020 Kountry Star, and 2019 Ventana LE recreational vehicles. The adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail.
Consequence: Adhesive failure may cause the vent portion of the window to detach, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the windows, and replace the vent if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 10, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 21E 047.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2020-11-20. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Defect: Newmar Corporation (Newmar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Bay Star and Ventana, 2019 Ventana LE, 2020 Canyon Star, Dutch Star, Kountry Star and Super Star and 2021 Bay Star Sport motorhomes equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The stove's saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
Consequence: A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Newmar will notify owners, and dealers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. Owners may contact Newmar customer service at 1-800-731-8300. Newmar's number for this recall is 20E 071.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Manufacturer communications
4 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
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| ENGINE | 1 |
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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
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| VISIBILITY | 1 |
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10237011
Date: 2023-05-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Newmar has decided to add straps to coaches equipped with a front overhead bunk to prevent the possibility of the bunk lowering if the latches were not securely or properly latched and/or unintentional latch release.
10214163
Date: 2022-05-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Newmar Corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes built on Freightliner and Ford Chassis. On certain Newmar Class A motorhomes, the wiring under the seats may be incorrectly secured, which may lead to a pinched wire in the seat/slide
10202751
Date: 2021-09-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY.
Newmar Corporation has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes. Lippert (NewmarA?A A s window supplier) is recalling Hehr 6400 series window vents (Lippert recall 21E 047) built between 10/01/2018 and 08/13/2020, which were used on various coach models du
10201821
Date: 2021-01-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Newmar Corporation has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in specific motorhomes. On certain motorhomes equipped with a Dometic propane gas stove, there could be an odor of propane gas after a short period of use