2002 Dutchmen Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace04V015000
Filed Jan 5, 200421,508 vehiclesDutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVELTRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN FURNACES, THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT MAY NOT BE PRESENT.

Risk. WHEN THE FURNACE IS IN USE THIS COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES TO VENT INTO THE TRAILER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGERS.

Remedy. OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE EXHAUST VENT AND FOR HOT EXHAUST AIR ESCAPING FROM THE FURNACE EXHAUST. THE RECALL BEGAN FEBRUARY 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DUTCHMEN AT 1-219-534-1224.

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers03V179000
Filed May 21, 20033,514 vehiclesDutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFI) OUTLET WAS IMPROPERLY WIRED.

Risk. THE FAILURE OF THE GFI OUTLET TO WORK PROPERLY COULD CAUSE A PERSON USING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE PLUGGED INTO THE GFI OUTLET TO BE EXPOSED TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF SUCH PERSON OR THE ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH WATER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE OUTLETS. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOBILE, DUTCHMEN MAY AUTHORIZE A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM THE REPAIR AT THE SITE OF THE TRAILER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 22, 2003. 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 DUTCHMEN AT DUTCHMEN AT 1-574-537-0700.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jun 1, 2007MD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DUTCHMEN MOTOR HOME. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE 2002 MASTER TOW DOLLEY'S LEFT TIRE TREAD PEELED AND DESTROYED THE FENDER. CARLISLE WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MASTER TOW DOLLEY HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200418100Routine
20032200Routine
2002 — this page1200Routine
20010100Routine
20001100Routine
19992100Routine
19983100Routine
19971100Routine
19960100Routine
19956100Routine
19921010Routine

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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: Jan 5, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.