Recall Register

2002 Dutchmen Lite: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Dutchmen Lite. The newest campaign is 10V428000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Sep 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V428000, in the NHTSA record

Dutchmen is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 25,607 units in total.

  1. 10V428000Received . 1,494 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2001-2002 fifth avenue, signature, and model year 2003-2004 colorado recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dutchmen is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.

    Report filed by DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V465000Received . 24,113 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. This could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact samsung at 800-932-3837 or dutchmen at 574-537-0700.

    Report filed by DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2002 Dutchmen Lite: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Equipment1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Aug 2008

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2002 Dutchmen Lite, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2008, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20011
  2. 20022
  3. 20031

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Dutchmen Lite: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dutchmen/lite/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Dutchmen Lite?
25,607 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dutchmen Lite have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Dutchmen Lite, model years 2001 to 2003. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Dutchmen Lite name most often?
Equipment: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Dutchmen Lite open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.