NHTSA Campaign 11V005000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 11V005000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 11V005000 with NHTSA on January 6, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V005000, NHTSA lists up to 229 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 16, 2010 and December 23, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 11V005000 were scheduled from January 17, 2011, 11 days after the report.
11V005000 covers 2 models from Dutchmen, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V005000 ranks 6 of 12 DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUTCHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RUBICON AND VOLTAGE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 16, 2010, THROUGH DECEMBER 23, 2011. THE FUEL SHUT-OFF TIMER MODULES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE MODULE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PROGRAMMED WITH A 5 MINUTE SHUT-OFF FEATURE, WHICH AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF THE FUEL PUMP AFTER 5 MINUTES OF NO ACTIVITY. THE DEFECTIVE MODULES DO NOT HAVE THIS AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF FEATURE PROGRAMMED INTO THEM. THIS ALLOWS THE FUEL PUMP TO CONTINUOUSLY RUN IF NOT SHUT OFF IN THE INITIAL 5 MINUTE PERIOD, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL.
- The risk
- OVERHEATING MAY LEAD TO FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL SHUT-OFF TIMER MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUTCHMEN AT 574-537-0700.
Reported January 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V005000 (2)
Dutchmen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V005000, 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: January 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted