NHTSA Campaign 13V144000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 13V144000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc filed the report for 13V144000 with NHTSA on April 16, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V144000, NHTSA lists up to 10 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 23, 2013 and January 24, 2013.
The 13V144000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V144000 were scheduled from April 25, 2013, 9 days after the report.
13V144000 covers 1 model from Dutchmen, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V144000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V144000 ranks 5 of 5 Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 13V144000, Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc has 2 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 13V144000 was 12V529000, reported on October 31, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Dutchmen Manufacturing Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013 Dutchmen 245RKS recreational vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims." On these vehicles, the Federal identification tag lists the wrong Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the wrong Gross Axle Weight Rating.
- The risk
- Incorrect tag information could result in overloading of the vehicle, causing tire or axle failure, resulting in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dutchmen will notify owners and mail replacement labels with corrected information, free of charge. The recall began on April 25, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.
Reported April 16, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V144000 (1)
Dutchmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V144000, 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: April 16, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted