Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jul 1, 2002IN
RECLINERS ARE NOT SECURELY BOLTED TO FRAME OF TRAILER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1997 Dutchman Dutchman
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Frame and Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Bumpers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsStructure › Body › Bumpers
Filed May 8, 2002CA
BUMPER METAL STRESSED OUT WITH THE SPARE TIRE ATTACHED TO IT BY A BRACKET. THIS THIN BUMPER METAL APROXIMATELY 1/8" THICK TORN APART FROM THE REST OF THE BUMER AND THE CHASSISS FRAME FROM THE COACH. I ASK WAS THE METAL WEAK BY THE HEAT FROM THE WELDS AROUND THE BUMPER WHEN IT WAS WELDED. BOTH ENDS OF THE ATTACHED BUMPER HAVE TORN FROM THE CHASSISS ENDS JUST AROUND THE WELDS. HAD TO REMOVED SPARE TIRE FROM BUMPER TO RELIVED EXCESIVE WEIGHT TO TORN AREAS TO PREVENT BUMPER FROM FALLING AND CAUSING AN ACCISEDENT. I HAVE TAKEN DIGITAL PICTURES WHICH CAN BE ATTACHED. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT, THE MANUFACTURER WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, NOR WILL THE DELERSHIP. I ALSO CONTACTED MY VEHICLE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT OTHER STEPS I COULD TAKE. PLEASE MAIL ME ANY DOCUMENTS TO THE PO BOX ADDRESS.
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Oct 11, 2000KY
TREAD ON THE INSIDE REAR FIRESTONE TIRE (LJ225/75R16) SEPARATED AND CAME OFF THE TIRE, IN DOING SO THE TREAD HIT THE EXHAUST PIPES AND PUSHED THEM INTO THE COMPARTMENT CONTAINING THE SEWAGE SYSTEM MELTING THE HOLDING TANK AND CAUSING FUMES TO BE EMITTED INTO THE CABIN OF THE MOTORHOME. NLM
Tires
Filed Oct 3, 2000FL
FIRESTONE STEELTEX PASSENGER REAR TIRE P225/75R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTORHOME, FIRESTONE REPLACED ALL 4 REAR TIRES UNDER CUSTOMER'S SATISFACTION PROGRAM. *SLC
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Other Dutchman models
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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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.