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2016 Newmar Dutch Star

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

11 recalls for the 2016 Newmar Dutch Star in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 18, 2018. Exterior lighting: headlights

NHTSA counts 2,038 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 21, 2012 to Aug 20, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-245

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 27, 2018. Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

NHTSA counts 2,139 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 14, 2010 to May 10, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-198

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 19, 2017. Electrical system: wiring

NHTSA counts 2,915 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 22, 2016 to Oct 9, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-830

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 15, 2017. Equipment

NHTSA counts 34,699 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 24, 1997 to Nov 3, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-809

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 9, 2017. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables

NHTSA counts 1,167 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 28, 2013 to May 17, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-497

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 30, 2017. Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

NHTSA counts 1,289 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 12, 2013 to May 16, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-420

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 15, 2016. Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

NHTSA counts 370 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 22, 2016 to Nov 7, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-826

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 28, 2016. Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal; engine and engine cooling: engine

NHTSA counts 1,243 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 28, 2013 to Dec 14, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-478

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 8, 2016. Steering

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 510 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 5, 2014 to Oct 16, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-414

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 28, 2016. Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

NHTSA counts 1,150 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 27, 2013 to Oct 16, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-252

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 27, 2016. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 283 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 19, 2015 to Jan 21, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-041

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

4 complaints to NHTSA, received from Nov 30, 2016 to Mar 12, 2026.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2016 Newmar Dutch Star in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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