NHTSA Campaign 12V012000
WHEELS:HUB
NHTSA campaign 12V012000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels: hub. The repair is free.
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 12V012000 with NHTSA on January 12, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V012000, NHTSA lists up to 437 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 19, 2011 and December 21, 2011.
The 12V012000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V012000 were scheduled from January 25, 2012, 13 days after the report.
12V012000 covers 2 models from Dutchmen, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V012000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V012000 vehicles, the 2012 Dutchmen Voltage has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V012000 ranks 5 of 12 DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- THOR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 DUTCHMEN VOLTAGE AND RUBICON TRAILERS, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 19, 2011 THROUGH DECEMBER 21, 2011. THE TRAILER WHEELS MAY NOT BE FULLY SEATED ON THE HUB AND THEREFORE MAY LOOSEN AND POTENTIALLY DETACH FROM THE TRAILER.
- The risk
- WHEEL SEPARATION CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. A DETACHED WHEEL ALSO POSES A RISK OF INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES.
- The fix
- THOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS, AND REPAIR THE TRAILERS AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOR INDUSTRIES, INC. AT 1-937-596-6849.
Reported January 12, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V012000 (2)
Dutchmen (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V012000, 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 12, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted