| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V049000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DUTCHMEN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ZEPHYR |
| Model Year: |
2000 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19990827 - 20000127 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
105 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20000306 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20000306 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20000217 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20000228 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. WOODEN BOARDS WERE MOUNTED BETWEEN THE AXLE BRACKETS AND THE FRAME OF THESE TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE BOARDS COULD DETERIORATE AND/OR COMPRESS SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE METAL BRACKET OF THE AXLE MOUNT TO PRESS DOWNWARD AGAINST THE BRACKET SIDE MOUNTING BOLTS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS DOWNWARD CONTACT COULD CREATE A SHEARING FORCE ACROSS THE BOLTS, ALLOWING THE AXLES TO SEPARATE FROM THE TRAVEL TRAILER. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WOOD WITH A STEEL TUBE SECTION. |