The defect
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Aspen 1400RB, 1500BH, 1600RB, 2110RBS, 2470BHS and 3010BHDS travel trailers; certain model year 2013-2014 Coleman CTS14FD, CTS15BH, CTS16BH and CTS16QB travel trailers and certain model year 2013-2014 Dutchmen 190QB, 282RBS, 286BHGS, 318RKDS and 816QB travel trailers. Heat from the range burner may melt the propane supply hose.
The risk
If the hose melts it may leak propane, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dutchmen will notify owners and dealers will install a copper line to the propane connection in the burner, free of charge. The recall began on August 7, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0600. Dutchmen's recall number is 13-195.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Aspen Trail Travel Trailer | 2013, 2014 |
| Coleman Travel Trailer | 2013, 2014 |
| Dutchmen Travel Trailer | 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Trail Travel Trailer | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Aspen Trail Travel Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Travel Trailer | 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| Coleman Travel Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Dutchmen Travel Trailer | 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| Dutchmen Travel Trailer | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 13V645000 24 Dec 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V593000 25 Nov 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013