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

Dutchmen is recalling about 27 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. If the fuel line at the generator fuel filter and fuel tank disconnects, fuel may leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
14V640000
Manufacturer
Keystone RV Company
Reported
10 October 2014
Vehicles
27
Built between
Aug 2014 – Sep 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 October 2014
Repaired
74%
Unrepaired
2

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2014 and September 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015 Dutchmen RubiconBuilt August 2014 to September 2014

Repair progress

2 of 27 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.

74% repaired — 20 of 27 reported

Scrapped or exported
5

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain model year 2015 Dutchmen Rubicon trailers manufactured August 22, 2014, to September 17, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with the clamp installed incorrectly on the fuel line at the generator fuel filter and the fuel tank. As a result, the fuel line may disconnect.

What could happen

If the fuel line at the generator fuel filter and fuel tank disconnects, fuel may leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Keystone has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel line clamp on the generator and the fuel tank and reposition it, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 17, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2014 to September 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 October 2014
  3. Owners notified21 October 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 74% repaired

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 10 October 2014.

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 Keystone customer service at 1-866-425-4369. Keystone's number for this recall is 14-218.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
14-218
Recalling manufacturer
Keystone RV Company
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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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