NHTSA campaign 09V236000

Dutchmen Recall 09V-236: FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM

NHTSA recall 09V236000 was reported by DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. on June 25, 2009, with 2,735 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dutchmen Dutchmen, Dutchmen Four Winds, Dutchmen N Tense and more for model years 2005–2010. Owners were notified on July 15, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V236000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V236000 (also written 09V-236 or 09V236)
Filed by: DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
Report received: June 25, 2009
Potentially affected: 2,735 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
Owners notified: July 15, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V236000. 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 Dutchmen
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Four Winds
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen N Tense
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Victory Lane
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Wild Thing
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Winners Circle
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Dutchmen recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V236000.

Defect description

DUTCHMEN IS RECALLING 2,735 MY 2005-2010 N'TENSE, VICTORY LANE, WINNER'S CIRCLE, WILD THING, FOUR WINDS, AND DUTCHMEN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS CONTAIN A FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH A SHUT-OFF SWITCH WHICH IS NOT SPARK PROTECTED AND IS MOUNTED IN THE NOZZLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE FUEL DISPENSING SYSTEM. GASOLINE SPILLED ON THE SWITCH, OR GASOLINE VAPORS WHICH MIGHT BUILD UP IN THE VICINITY OF THE SWITCH DURING DISPENSING FUNCTIONS, MAY CREATE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION IF A SPARK IS GENERATED BY THE SWITCH.

Safety consequence

THE RESULTING FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS BURNS AND POSSIBLY DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL PROVIDE AN IGNITION PROTECTED SWITCH AND INSULATED TERMINALS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SWITCH. THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JULY 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUTCHMEN AT 1-866-869-1109.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V236000

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.