2002 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR Problems & Recalls

ON DECEMBER 29, 2008 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE NEWMAR CORP. CONCERNING MY DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR IN MY 2002 NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. I CONTACTED DOMETIC THE SAME DAY AND THEY SCHEDULE A LOCAL RV SERVICE COMPANY TO LOOK AT PERFORMING THIS RECALL AND INSTALLING A PART TO PREVENT F...

PRIMARY BATTERY CABLE GROUNDED INTO TURBO. NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED OR ROUTED. RUINED STARTER ,BATTERIES. CABLES WERE REROUTED BY A FREIGHTLINER SERVICE GARAGE ANCHORED STARTER CABLE REPLACED. I RECOMMENDED TO NEWMAR THAT A RECALL BE ISSUED AND ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY DAMAGE. I WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 25,160

TL* - DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL #06E076000. THE CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME, BUT READ IN THE HIGHWAY RV MAGAZINE DATED JANUARY 2007 OF A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KOUNTRY STAR BY NEWMAR, MODEL#KSFW33KSFB. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V037000 CONCERNING TIRES: CONSUMER WAS WAITING SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2004 TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE. DEALER CONTINUED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER A RUN AROUND. MICHELIN, XZA, 275/70R 22.5. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO SUCCESS. THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER'S MOTOR HOME TIRES WERE BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNAVAILABLE. NEWMAR, THE MANUFACTURER, WAS NOT VERY MUCH HELPFUL, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THEY WILL DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WHICH WAS 6 MONTHS IN TO THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 16,210

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V037000 REGARDING MICHELIN TIRES, 255/80R22.5 FAILURE. MANUFACTURER DIDN'T RETURN THE PHONE CALL, AND CONSUMER CALLED TWICE A WEEK. COULD NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

I OWN A 2002 NEWMAR, KOUNTRY STAR MOTOR HOME. ON JANUARY 26, 2004 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM NEWMAR FOR THE 2 FRONT TIRES - " CARCASS PLY FATIGUE TIRE FAILURE". THEY PROVIDED A NUMBER TO CALL TO ARRANGE TO GET THE FRONT 2 TIRES REPLACED. I CALLED THE NUMBER AND RECEIVED A VOICE MESSAGE THAT THE...