2000 Dodgen Born Free

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		0	0	0
Tires	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit	1		0	0	0
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer01V091006

Filed Mar 30, 2001240 vehiclesDodgen Industries, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS N841, N821, N641, AND N621. THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE A COOLING SYSTEM LEAK CAUSED BY OPERATION IN THE AC ELECTRIC MODE. IF A LEAK OCCURS, THE COOLING PERFORMANCE OF THE REFRIGERATOR WILL DETERIORATE, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING UNIT.

Risk. EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT IN THE AC ELECTRIC MODE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. NORCOLD WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS. NORCOLD WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NORCOLD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-767-9101 OR DODGEN AT 1-800-247-1835.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Unknown or Other

Filed Feb 8, 2007120,000 milesOH

POWER PRESSURE HOSE FAILURE. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND SENT THE REPAIR BILL ALONG WITH THE RECALL PAPER. THE HAVE REFUSE TO PAY ME THE MONEY I PAID OUT. *NM

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit

Filed Jun 15, 200589,000 milesCA

A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT, HAD TO REPLACE FOR $2500.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch

Filed Jan 1, 200553,000 milesSD

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR JUST WONT UNLOCK AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY. *JB

Tires

Filed Jul 20, 200330,964 milesKS

ON JULY 5, 2003, AT 3:45 PM, TRAVELING AT 70 MPH NORTHBOUND ON RTE 71, APPROX 4 MILES SOUTH OF BUTLER, MO, OUR 2000 BORN FREE MOTORCOACH, WITH 30964 MILES, EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR, INSIDE DUAL TIRE, ONE OF SIX FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II, DOT# VD1L1X1509, OEM TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2015	0	1	Routine
2014	0	1	Routine
2000 — this page	4	1	Routine
1999	6	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 30, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.