2019 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR Complaints

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. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND WILL BE THE LAST UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. IT IS NOT SAFE.*DT*JB

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. THE DISTRACTION FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY BE A PRIMARY COLLISION FACTOR OR BE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO A COLLISION. CONSIDERING THIS IS A 51,000 POUND VEHICLE WITH GCWR RATING OF 66,000 POUNDS, THE CONSEQUENCES OF A COLLISION DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE BRIGHT DASH COULD BE EXTREMELY SEVERE.

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.*DT*JB