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Newmar Essex

Every Newmar Essex model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years31 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns45Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins166Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75120151201720192021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Newmar Essex complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
1
Equipment
1
Driver assistance
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Newmar Essex model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Newmar Essex by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone001
2026Not decoded0NoneNone003
2025Not decoded0NoneNone002
2024Not decoded0NoneNone103
2023Not decoded0NoneNone306
2022Not decoded0NoneNone405
2021Other10.050606
2020Not decoded0NoneNone8012
2019Other10.05014021
2018Not decoded0NoneNone17033
2017Not decoded0NoneNone9027
2016Not decoded0NoneNone7019
2015Other1100.05014028
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Newmar Essex

  • 25V-431 Jun 27, 2025
    Baggage door skins may come loose and separate from the door frame
    Structure · 541 vehicles
  • 24V-019 Jan 17, 2024
    Pedestal mounting plate may be improperly welded, causing the plate to separate and the seat assembly to loosen or detach
    Seats · 160 vehicles
  • 22V-583 Aug 4, 2022
    These heaters could have an incorrect fuel line installed that may leak
    Equipment · 92 vehicles
  • 22V-234 Apr 11, 2022
    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…
    Seats · 4,961 vehicles
  • 22V-166 Mar 17, 2022
    Upper bolt connecting the steering column may not have been properly tightened, causing the nut to loosen off the bolt, potentially resulting in…
    Steering · 1,277 vehicles
  • 21V-822 Oct 19, 2021
    Machining defect may cause pressure to build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assist
    Steering · 38 vehicles
  • 21V-700 Sep 9, 2021
    Instrument cluster may intermittently go blank while the vehicle is in motion
    Electrical system · 1,554 vehicles
  • 21V-571 Jul 27, 2021
    Adhesive that bonds the vented portion of the window may fail
    Equipment · 4,106 vehicles
  • 21V-088 Feb 18, 2021
    Steering gear mounting bolts may become loose and back out, resulting in difficulty steering
    Steering · 253 vehicles
  • 20V-594 Sep 29, 2020
    Front leveling jacks may not be fastened correctly to the chassis, possibly causing the jacks to fail to support the weight of the motorhome
    Equipment · 48 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.