NHTSA campaign 13V026000
Dutchmen Recall 13V-026: Iota Transfer Switch Overheating
NHTSA recall 13V026000 was reported by Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. on January 24, 2013, with 698 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dutchmen Grand Junction, Dutchmen N Tense, Dutchmen Victory Lane and more for model years 2007–2011. Owners were notified on February 12, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V026000 (also written 13V-026 or 13V026)
- Filed by
- Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 698 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V026000. 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 Freedom Spirit
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 5, 2006 – June 10, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen Grand Junction
Dutchmen Monte Vista
- 2009 · Vehicles built October 5, 2006 – June 10, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Dutchmen N Tense
Dutchmen Victory Lane
Dutchmen Winners Circle
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V026000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
An overheated switch could result in a fire.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V026000
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.