NHTSA campaign 14V826000
Dodgen Recall 14V-826: Bracket for Suspension Fluid Tank may Fracture
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V826000 was reported by Dodgen Industries, Inc. on December 30, 2014, with 17 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodgen Born Free and Dodgen Born Free Mobility for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on January 15, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V826000 (also written 14V-826 or 14V826)
- Filed by
- Dodgen Industries, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 14E-034
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 17 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V826000. 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.
Dodgen
Dodgen Born Free
Dodgen Born Free Mobility
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V826000.
Defect description
Dodgen Industries, Inc. (Dodgen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Born Free RV and Born Free Mobility RV vehicles manufactured from September 13, 2014, to December 22, 2014, and equipped with Liquid Spring-brand aftermarket suspension kits. The mounting bracket that attaches the suspension fluid tank to the frame may fail allowing the fluid tank to separate from the vehicle.
Safety consequence
If the suspension fluid tank mount fractures and the tank separates from the chassis, the tank may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dodgen will notify owners, and dealers will install a new re-designed bracket, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2015. Owners may contact Dodgen customer service at 1-515-332-3755 or LiquidSpring at 1-765-474-7816. Dodgen's number for this recall is 14E-034.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V826000
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.