2019 Newmar Dutch Star Exterior lighting Problems

“The digital dash is too bright for night time driving. The screen has the ability to be lowered, but even at its lowest setting, it is far too bright. It causes loss of night vision, and the inability to safely drive. The only correction that can be made is to cover the screen, losing all ability to see important gauges.”

“The freightliner optiview instrument panel on this vehicle is blinding when driving at night and will not dim down to a satisfactory level to see out. Even when adjusting the dim switch all the way to the lowest setting, the glare is such you are unable to see out to drive safely. Light coming off dash is blinding you! The only way you are able to drive this vehicle at night is cover the instrument cluster with multiple sheets of paper to dim the glare. Freightliner needs to fix this issue and make the dash able to dim down to an acceptable viewing level. …”

“The digital dash in my motorhome is too bright at night. It is impossible to dim the panel sufficiently to reduce glare and reflection from the dashboard onto the windshield and side windows. This is a substantial safety hazard as it prevents being able to see adequately outside the rv at dusk and at night. This affects lane changes, the ability to see the mirrors while backing and other operational facets. Even while standing still the visibility to outside is poor. The instrument panel should be able to dim all the way to dark or at least very close to dark. …”

“I have a 2019 Newmar Dutch Star diesel powered motor home on a freightliner chassis. In 2019, they went to a digital dash. The dash does not dim down low enough at night, while driving. Consequently it can be blinding. Some have had to buy a tinted panel to reduce the brightness while others are covering it with a towel. I've submitted a photo of the actual dash, but I do not have one showing it at night, as the vehicle is in storage.”

“The instrument light panel (optiview) does not dim enough and is too bright at night making it very difficult to see outside the vehicle when driving at night. On a dark rainy night the glare from the instrument panel makes for dangerous driving conditions. My complaint to Newmar in april 2019 was deferred to freightliner. November of 2019 freightliner sent two technicians to my home who spent a couple of hours diagnosing and taking pictures of the problem. They concluded the brightness level of the instrument panel did dim in response to the switch but may not be calibrated correctly. …”