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2012 Dutchmen Denali Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 10, 2018
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 20, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Dutchmen Denali. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Suspension
Filed Jan 10, 2018
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DUTCHMEN DENALI. THE PULLING VEHICLE WAS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING AND SEAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER DIFFERENTIATED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TOWING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR EACH AXLE WAS 4,400 LBS AND THE GVW TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT WAS 8,800 LBS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A WEIGH STATION, THE TRAILER'S WEIGHT WAS 85,000 LBS. AND THE OVERALL MAXIMUM WEIGHT FOR THE AXLE WAS 10,500 LBS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

NHTSA ID
11061989
Incident
May 12, 2014
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 20, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DUTCHMEN DENALI RV TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH AKURET HF188 TIRES, SIZE ST225/75R15 AND DOT# 83B4HFA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING THE FENDER FLAIR AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE ABOVE THE TIRE RIPPED OFF. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY DID NOT COVER TIRE BLOW OUTS. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 150. UPDATED 12/11/12 *CN UPDATED 12/18/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID
10485253
Incident
Nov 14, 2012
Mileage
150 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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