NHTSA Recall 00V049000
NHTSA Campaign Id 00V049000; Date: Feb. 17, 2000
This downward contact could create a shearing force across the bolts, allowing the axles to separate from the travel trailer.
Recalled Vehicles:
2000 Dutchmen Breeze; 2000 Dutchmen Zephyr
Component: Structure:frame And Members
Manufactured by: Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc.
Affected Units:: 105
Recall Summary:
Vehicle description: travel trailers. Wooden boards were mounted between the axle brackets and the frame of these travel trailers. The boards could deteriorate and/or compress sufficiently to allow the metal bracket of the axle mount to press downward against the bracket side mounting bolts.
How to Fix:
Dealers will replace the wood with a steel tube section.
Recall Notes:
Owner notification is expected to begin during March 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact dutchmen at 1-219-534-1224. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 6, 2000
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