2002 Dutchmen Lite 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 2002 Dutchmen Lite, 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
- Other / unspecified1100.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
6-28-2008 DISCOVERED FIRE IN OUR 2002 DUTCHMEN LITE TRAVEL TRAILER. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE MICROWAVE OVEN RUNNING AND WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. 7-3-08 REALIZED OUR MICROWAVE WAS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 03E044000. IT IS A SAMSUNG MODEL# MR5491G MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 2002. ON 7-3-08 I ALSO CALLED THE SAMSUNG COMPANY AND INFORMED THEM OF MY MISFORTUNE. I'VE SENT SAMSUNG PICTURES AND ESTIMATES OF DAMAGES PER THEIR REQUEST, AS WELL AS REMOVING THE OVEN FROM THE TRAILER AND DRIVING IT 50 MILES ONE WAY TO THEIR NEAREST SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAVE SINCE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WAITING ON THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. WE ARE MISSING OUR MUCH CHERISHED CAMPING SEASON AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE SHORT OF HIRING A LAWYER, WHICH ISN'T IN MY BUDGET. PLEASE HELP. WHAT DO I DO NEXT. SAMSUNG CLAIM NUMBER FOR MY CASE IS 3000160265. IF YOU CAN HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *TR
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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