Dutchmen Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Dutchmen is recalling about 550 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Lines that contain a splice may leak fuel, which could result in a potential fire.

Campaign
11V369000
Manufacturer
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
Reported
19 July 2011
Vehicles
550
Built between
Jan 2011 – Jul 2011
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 August 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2011 and July 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2012 Dutchmen VoltageBuilt January 2011 to July 2011

What the defect is

Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2012 voltage travel trailers manufactured from january 3, 2011, through july 8, 2011, and manufactured with fuel supply and fuel return hoses that may contain a splice in the fuel line.

What could happen

Lines that contain a splice may leak fuel, which could result in a potential fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE GENERATOR. IF A SPLICE IS FOUND, THE FUEL LINES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2011 to July 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 July 2011
  3. Owners notified10 August 2011

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 19 July 2011.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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