Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V026000

Electrical system

Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-01-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V026000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.
Vehicles affected
698
Reported to NHTSA
2013-01-24
Owners notified
2013-02-12

Defect description

Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Grand Junction; model year 2008-2009 Victory Lane and Winners Circle; model year 2009-2010 N'Tense; model year 2010 Freedom Spirit and model year 2009 Monte Vista recreational trailers. The affected trailers are equipped with Iota ITS-50R transfer switches. Wiring connections inside the transfer switch are not adequate and, as a result, the switch may overheat.

Safety risk

An overheated switch could result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dutchmen will notify owners and replace the Iota transfer switch, free of charge. The safety recall began February 12, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.

Notes

Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

13 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
DUTCHMEN Freedom Spirit2010
DUTCHMEN Grand Junction2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
DUTCHMEN Monte Vista2009
DUTCHMEN N Tense2010 2009
DUTCHMEN Victory Lane2009 2008
DUTCHMEN Winners Circle2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.