The 2000 Newmar American Star has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 16,190 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V0750002007-03-0516,190 affected
Defect
CERTAIN CLASS A AND DIESEL PUSHER MOTOR HOMES AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
NEWMAR WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU…
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
2
EQUIPMENT
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Recall on dometic refrigerator model rm3862 in my newmar 5th wheel has started to leak a yellow coolant from the back of the refrigerator to the outside of the trailer through the vent housing , it also developed an ammonia smell inside the trailer. The trailer was barely used and looks like new…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 newmar american star. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2852. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 08v366000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). He was concerned that the remedy to install a secondary burner housing, a thermal…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 newmar american star. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2852. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 08v366000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). He was concerned that the remedy to install a secondary burner housing, a thermal…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Newmar American Star as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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