NHTSA Campaign 12V077000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 12V077000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC filed the report for 12V077000 with NHTSA on February 28, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V077000, NHTSA lists up to 28 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 12, 2011 and February 23, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V077000 were scheduled from March 12, 2012, 13 days after the report.
12V077000 covers 1 model from Dutchmen, model years 2012.
Owners of the model years 12V077000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V077000 ranks 11 of 12 DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUTCHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 RUBICON TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 12, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2012. THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A FRAME SUPPORT LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE TRAILER TIRES WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE SUPPORT CONTACTING THE TIRES WHEN LOADED.
- The risk
- CONTACT BETWEEN THE SUPPORT AND TIRE COULD RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, LEADING TO LOSS OF THE VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DUTCHMEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INTERFERING FRAME SUPPORT AND INSTALL A NEW FRAME SUPPORT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUTCHMEN AT 1-574-537-0700.
Reported February 28, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V077000 (1)
Dutchmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V077000, 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: February 28, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted