Vehicle recall 00V049000 · February 17, 2000
Dutchmen Breeze and Zephyr
Vehicle description: travel trailers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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
- This downward contact could create a shearing force across the bolts, allowing the axles to separate from the travel trailer.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the wood with a steel tube section.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during March 2000.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 dutchmen at 1-219-534-1224. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V049000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 17, 2000
- Filed by
- DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Owner notification
- March 6, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 105
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Structure › Frame and members
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dutchmen Breeze (2000): 2000
- Dutchmen Zephyr (2000): 2000
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