NHTSA campaign 00V049000
Dutchmen Recall 00V-049: DUTCHMEN/FRAME
NHTSA recall 00V049000 was reported by DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. on February 17, 2000, with 105 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dutchmen Breeze and Dutchmen Zephyr for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on March 6, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V049000 (also written 00V-049 or 00V049)
- Filed by
- DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 105 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V049000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dutchmen
Dutchmen Breeze
- 2000 · Vehicles built August 27, 1999 – January 27, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Zephyr
- 2000 · Vehicles built August 27, 1999 – January 27, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V049000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. WOODEN BOARDS WERE MOUNTED BETWEEN THE AXLE BRACKETS AND THE FRAME OF THESE TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE BOARDS COULD DETERIORATE AND/OR COMPRESS SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE METAL BRACKET OF THE AXLE MOUNT TO PRESS DOWNWARD AGAINST THE BRACKET SIDE MOUNTING BOLTS.
Safety consequence
THIS DOWNWARD CONTACT COULD CREATE A SHEARING FORCE ACROSS THE BOLTS, ALLOWING THE AXLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAVEL TRAILER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WOOD WITH A STEEL TUBE SECTION.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2000.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 1-219-534-1224. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V049000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.