2008 Dutchmen Tab 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 2008 Dutchmen Tab, 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 & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Steering133.3%
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
TAB TRAILER, DUTCHMEN MFG. JACK WHEEL CAN'T BE TIGHTENED ENOUGH TO PREVENT WHEEL FROM DROPPING TO THE ROAD. WINDOW FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN FREEWAY. PROPANE COVER PLASTIC TOO THIN...CRACKED WHERE BOLTED ON AND ON THE COVER. COULD FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY POORLY CONSTRUCTED. *TR
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DUTCHMEN TAB TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL ON THE TRAILER FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE TRAILER TO MAKE A GRINDING, CLUNKING NOISE. SHE INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (400 MILES AWAY) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE INTO SALES, NOT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DUTCHMEN TAB TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEEL ON THE TRAILER FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE TRAILER TO MAKE A GRINDING, CLUNKING NOISE. SHE INSPECTED THE WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (400 MILES AWAY) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE INTO SALES, NOT REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
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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