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Newmar Dutch Star 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20V509 · NHTSA communication 10182696 · issued Oct 21, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2019
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC, has decided that a defect relating to motor vehicle safety exists in specific motorhomes built on Freightliner chassis (NHTSA # 20V 485). In response, Newmar Corporation is issuing NHTSA Recall # 20V 509, TC # 2020-393.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.