Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.: Electrical System
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 24, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 698. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Grand Junction; model year 2008-2009 Victory Lane and Winners Circle; model year 2009-2010 N'Tense; model year 2010 Freedom Spirit and model year 2009 Monte Vista recreational trailers. The affected trailers are equipped with Iota ITS-50R transfer switches. Wiring connections inside the transfer switch are not adequate and, as a result, the switch may overheat.
The risk
An overheated switch could result in a fire.
The remedy
Dutchmen will notify owners and replace the Iota transfer switch, free of charge. The safety recall began February 12, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Dutchmen Grand Junction | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Dutchmen Freedom Spirit | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Dutchmen Grand Junction | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Dutchmen N Tense | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dutchmen Grand Junction | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Dutchmen Monte Vista | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dutchmen N Tense | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dutchmen Victory Lane | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dutchmen Winners Circle | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Dutchmen Grand Junction | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Dutchmen Victory Lane | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Dutchmen Winners Circle | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Dutchmen Grand Junction | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V026000.
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