NHTSA campaign 03V179000

Dutchmen Recall 03V-179: DUTCHMEN/GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER OUTLET

NHTSA recall 03V179000 was reported by DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. on May 21, 2003, with 3,514 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dutchmen Trailer for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on August 22, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V179000 (also written 03V-179 or 03V179)
Filed by: DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
Report received: May 21, 2003
Potentially affected: 3,514 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Owners notified: August 22, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V179000. 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 Trailer
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built May 1, 2002 – May 1, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V179000.

Defect description

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

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V179000

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.