The 2001 Newmar Newaire has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC02V0930002002-03-2211 affected
Defect
CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTDRAULIC-BRAKING DEVICE BUILT BY AUSCO. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE MASTER CYLINDER APPLIES THE BRAKES ON THE TAG AXLE. IF THE MOTOR HOME IS TRAVELING, THE TAG AXLE BRAKES COULD LOCK-UP.
Consequence
THIS WILL CAUSE SEVERE HEAT IN THE BRAKES RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THIS BRAKING DEVICE WITH ONE FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NEWMAR AT 1-574-773-7791.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“7 brake failures, related to nhtsa campaign id number : 02v093000, this brake failure is always being fixed over & over, this is unacceptable & the manufacturer should buy the vehicle back as per the recall, "if the condition is not properly repaired within a reasonable time, the owners may be…”
“7 brake failures, related to nhtsa campaign id number : 02v093000, this brake failure is always being fixed over & over, this is unacceptable & the manufacturer should buy the vehicle back as per the recall, "if the condition is not properly repaired within a reasonable time, the owners may be…”
“7 brake failures, related to nhtsa campaign id number : 02v093000, this brake failure is always being fixed over & over, this is unacceptable & the manufacturer should buy the vehicle back as per the recall, "if the condition is not properly repaired within a reasonable time, the owners may be…”
“7 brake failures, related to nhtsa campaign id number : 02v093000, this brake failure is always being fixed over & over, this is unacceptable & the manufacturer should buy the vehicle back as per the recall, "if the condition is not properly repaired within a reasonable time, the owners may be…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA03003 Opened 2003-04-09 · closed 2004-03-03
OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS DERIVED FROM INFORMATION GATHERED DURING PE02-046, BOSCH DISC BRAKE CALIPERS.THIS INVESTIGATION FOCUSED ON THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, NEWMAR.SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE THOSE BUILT WITH A HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS) CALIPERS.ODI'SCONCERN WASEXCESSIVE…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Newmar Newaire as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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