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1995 Dutchman 1203: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1995 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 4 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Unknown Or Other
2
Equipment
1
Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Unknown Or Other2
Equipment1
Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate1

Unknown Or Other: 2; Equipment: 1; Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
1
2003
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20021
20033

2002: 1; 2003: 3

Pattern summary

Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10025422 · 2003-07-04 (July 4, 2003)

CABLE FOR LIFT SYSTEM ON DUTCHMEN CAMPER SNAPPED WHILE RAISING CAMPER. CAP WEIGHS 500 POUNDS & WAS 4 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN CABLE SNAPPED. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AS YOUR HANDS HAVE TO BE UNDER CAP WHILE IT IS BEING RAISED/LOWERED TO TUCK IN/PULL OUT FABRIC OF CAMPER...AND ALSO WHY INSTALLING COVERS FOR SUPPORT BRACKETS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE CABLE SNAPS YOU HAVE 500 POUNDS OF CAP COMING DOWN ON YOUR HANDS...WHICH COULD BE SEVERED BECAUSE THERE IS A METAL ON THE CAP AND THE CAMPER EDGE WHERE THE CAP AND CAMPER BODY MEET. CAP CAME DOWN SO H…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10025422 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10025581 · 2003-07-07 (July 7, 2003)

RE: ODI # 10025422 (DEFECT WITH DUTCHMEN LIFT SYSTEM CABLE). ON 7/07/03, MY WIFE CONTACTED DUTCHMEN CORP IN ELKHART, IN REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE CABLE. DUTCHMEN CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED HER THAT THE CABLE FAILURE WAS NOT THIER CONCERN/ INFORMED MY WIFE THAT DAMAGED CABLE AND DAMAGE BY CABLE SNAPPING WAS NOT COVERED BY DUTCHMEN. MY WIFE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT RV AMERICA, THE SERVICE REP (WHO HAS NEVER LOOKED AT MY DUTCHMEN) STATED THE REASON THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED WAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF MATIENCE. REP TOLD HER THAT THE CABL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10025581 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10037083 · 2003-09-02 (September 2, 2003)

LIFT SYSTEM CABLE SNAPPED ON DUTCHMEN CAMPER WHILE CAP WAS BEING RAISED. NEITHER DUTCHMEN CORP OR RV AMERICA (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAMPER) WANTED TO ASSIST ME. WHEN I CONTACTED DUTCHMEN WARRANTY, THEY AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAMPER.*AK DURING THE INSPECTION BY DUTCHMEN WARRANTY, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS 50% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CABLE SNAPPING...AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS 50% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CABLE SNAPPING...AND THAT DUTCHMEN WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. DUTCHMEN INFORMED ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT NO LONGER ALLOWS DUTCHMEN TO USE THE QUALIT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10037083 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8013969 · 2002-07-16 (July 16, 2002)

POP UP TRAILOR WAS FULLY CRANKED UP WHEN IT COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE CABLE TO BREAK.*AK *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8013969 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.