NHTSA Campaign 10V589000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NHTSA campaign 10V589000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers. The repair is free.
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 10V589000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V589000, NHTSA lists up to 1,723 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 10V589000 were scheduled from December 6, 2010, 19 days after the report.
10V589000 covers 3 models from Dutchmen, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 10V589000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V589000 vehicles, the 2011 Dutchmen Coleman has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V589000 ranks 1 of 12 DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V589000, DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUTCHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 10, 2010, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH SIEMENS AND MURRAY ONE INCH PLUG-IN CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE "SPRING CLIP" PLUG-IN ASSEMBLY MAY BREAK OR FAIL TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FORCE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE PANEL BOARD.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE, ARCING OR THERMAL DAMAGE AT THE CONNECTION POINT, AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PANEL BOARD'S ELECTRICAL INSULATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BREAKERS AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUTCHMEN WARRANTY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-574-537-0700.
Reported November 17, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V589000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V589000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 17, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted