2013 Dutchmen Denali Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Dutchmen Denali, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
OUR 2013 DENALI TRAVEL TRAILER MODEL 246RK VIN [XXX] HAS HAD THE A-FRAME PORTION (FRONT TONGUE) OF THE FRAME DETACH FROM THE FRAME ON ONE SIDE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE TWO PIECES OF THE FRAME HAD ONLY BEEN TACKED TOGETHER ON ONE SIDE AT THE FACTORY AND THE WELDING WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS DONE CORRECTLY AND IT SEEMS AS IF IT HAD BEEN BEARING THE LOAD BECAUSE IT NOW HAS A SMALL CRACK. THE TRAILER HAS A MINIMUM OF 6,000 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS AGO AFTER SETTING UP FOLLOWING A SHORT DRIVE WE NOTICED THAT THE A-FRAME WAS SITTING AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE ON THE TRAILER HITCH JACK. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SITUATION WHERE SOMETHING BROKE, THE WELDING WASN'T THERE FROM THE BEGINNING. THE TRAILER IS NOW IMMOVABLE. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SEVERAL PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *DT*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
OUR 2013 DENALI TRAVEL TRAILER MODEL 246RK VIN [XXX] HAS HAD THE A-FRAME PORTION (FRONT TONGUE) OF THE FRAME DETACH FROM THE FRAME ON ONE SIDE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE TWO PIECES OF THE FRAME HAD ONLY BEEN TACKED TOGETHER ON ONE SIDE AT THE FACTORY AND THE WELDING WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS DONE CORRECTLY AND IT SEEMS AS IF IT HAD BEEN BEARING THE LOAD BECAUSE IT NOW HAS A SMALL CRACK. THE TRAILER HAS A MINIMUM OF 6,000 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS AGO AFTER SETTING UP FOLLOWING A SHORT DRIVE WE NOTICED THAT THE A-FRAME WAS SITTING AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE ON THE TRAILER HITCH JACK. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SITUATION WHERE SOMETHING BROKE, THE WELDING WASN'T THERE FROM THE BEGINNING. THE TRAILER IS NOW IMMOVABLE. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SEVERAL PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *DT*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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