1995 Dutchmen Trailer 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 1995 Dutchmen Trailer, 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 & structure583.3%
- Other / unspecified116.7%
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
WE HAVE A 1995 DUTCHMEN POPUP CAMPER, MODEL 1204. DURING A CAMPING TRIP THIS WEEK, WHILE TRYING TO RAISE THE ROOF ON THE POPUP CAMPER, THE SIDE BOLTS ON TWO SIDES OF THE CAMPER (4 BOLTS TOTALED) PULLED THROUGH THE ROTTED WOOD UNDER THE ROOF AND ALLOWED THE CAMPER TOP TO DROP. FORTUNATELY, WE SCRAMBLED AWAY FROM THE CAMPER JUST IN TIME. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE WOOD ON THE SIDES AND FRONT AND BACK OF THE CAMPER ROOF IS BASICALLY DANGEROUS, SO THE CAMPER PROBABLY WILL SIT IN OUR GARAGE WHERE IT WAS STORED...UNUSABLE AND A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. DUTCHMEN SHOULD BE AWARE OF HOW UNFAIR THIS IS TO A CONSUMER AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS VERY SERIOUSLY HURT! *TR
WE HAVE A 1995 DUTCHMAN POP UP CAMPER, I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEM COLLAPSING AND THE ROOF BEING DRY ROTTED THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY (JULY 2004) THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS CAMPER IS DECAYING AND A PIECE OF GARBAGE BECAUSE OF FATLY MANUFACTURING. IT WAS FIXED AND HAD TO HAVE OUTSIDE BRACKETS PUT ON BECAUSE THE WOOD IS SUCH PORE CONDITION, IT IS ONCE AGAIN UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ROOF AGAIN, THEY TOLD US IT NEEDS A NEW ROOF. PLEASE INVESTED AND HELP ALL OF USE THAT HAVE THESE CAMPERS. THANK YOU, WILEY & MARY VANHOOSER. *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
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON 7-12-05 REGARDING THE GAS REFRIGERATOR ON 1995 DUTCHMEN TRAILER. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL LETTER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PARTS SINCE THEN. THE MANUFACTURER KEPT TELLING THE DEALER THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS IN THREE WEEKS, AND ANOTHER TIME IT WILL BE FOUR WEEKS. THE RECALL WAS IN REGARD TO A PART CALLED THE CONTROLLED GAS VALVE. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE CONTACT NOT USE THE REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE OF A CHANCE OF AN EXPLOSION OCCURRING. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT USE THE TRAILER BECAUSE OF THIS DELAY, AND WISHED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE UNTIMELY REPAIR WORK FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE REFRIGERATOR IS NORCOLD, REFERENCE NUMBER: 77776269.*AK
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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