Dutchmen Rubicon

Model Rubicon made by Dutchmen got 7 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electronic stability control and engine and engine cooling. There were some recalls concerningequipment and fuel system, other.

Rubicon year 2011

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 2011

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG FURNACE
11V430000	DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.	from 12/08/2010 to 07/15/2011	V (Vehicle)	171	08/26/2011	MFR	DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.	08/22/2011	08/22/2011
Defect Summary	Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 rubicon travel trailers manufactured from december 8, 2010, through july 15, 2011. these vehicles may have been manufactured with the exterior furnace vent not installed in the sidewall of the trailer. the furnace can run without the proper exhaust ventilation and release carbon monoxide to the interior of the unit.
Consequence Summary	This could result in asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning. the heat build up from the exhaust can also result in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will inspect the trailer to verify the furnace exhaust is present and install one if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on august 26, 2011. owners may contact dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.
Notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP
11V005000	DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.	from 08/16/2010 to 12/23/2010	V (Vehicle)	229		MFR	DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.	01/06/2011	01/10/2011
Defect Summary	Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2011 rubicon and voltage recreational vehicles manufactured between august 16, 2010, through december 23, 2011. the fuel shut-off timer modules are defective. the module was supposed to be programmed with a 5 minute shut-off feature, which automatically shuts off the fuel pump after 5 minutes of no activity. the defective modules do not have this automatic shut-off feature programmed into them. this allows the fuel pump to continuously run if not shut off in the initial 5 minute period, causing it to overheat and fail.
Consequence Summary	Overheating may lead to fire, property damage, or personal injury.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace the defective fuel shut-off timer modules free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during january 2011. owners may contact dutchmen at 574-537-0700.
Notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
04/30/2011	16800
	Dear honorable john j. duncan, jr.: a very high profile accident occurred in the chattanooga, tennessee area on april 30, 2011. on that date a mrs. gail palmgren drove off a cliff on signal mountain and went missing for 7 months... t-3.4 secs, the yaw rate sensor showed a sudden change in the yaw rate from -23 degrees/second to 0 degrees/second in 0.2 secs. t-2.9 secs, the vehicle detects the sudden change in the yaw rate and causes the esp traction lamp to start flashing. the lamp remains flashing up until the impact with a 300# boulder at which time the airbags deployed recording these data. t-2.5 secs, the driver notices the flashing esp traction lamp in 0.4 secs lifting her foot off the accelerator briefly for 0.3 seconds. the accelerator position is indicated by the blue line. she then reapplied the accelerator to the same location by t-2.2 secs indicating that she realized she was not sliding despite the esp traction indicator. she had her vehicle under control at this time. t-1.8 secs, the esp module apparently told the electronic stability pump to lock both front wheels while allowing both back wheels to keep driving the vehicle forward. this suggests that in addition to her yaw sensor failure there was also a software error that took place. (i know of no circumstance when one would want both front wheels to lock in order to stabilize a vehicle in motion). the locking of both front wheels then caused her to lose control ultimately plunging her off the 300 foot cliff. t-0.5 secs, although the driver is still 0.5 sec from the airbag deployment the yaw rate sensor lost communication with the airbag deployment recorder confirming that her yaw rate sensor had failed, i.e. these readings are denoted as sna. edwin c. jones, md, phd cc: senator lamar alexander, senator bob corker, governor bill haslam, and detective sgt. mark kimsey.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
08/07/2011
	Tl- the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet silverado 2500 which was hitched to a 2011 dutchmen rubicon trailer. the contact stated the furnace exhaust duct was not installed during production and the exhaust fumes entered the vehicle. currently the vehicle was being inspected by an authorized dealer. the contact had potential health concerns related to the carbon dioxide. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. there was no failure mileage. rvk
08/07/2011
	Tl-the contact owns a 1994 chevrolet silverado 2500 which was hitched to a 2011 dutchmen rubicon trailer. the contact stated the furnace exhaust duct was not installed during production and the exhaust fumes vented inside the vehicle. currently the vehicle was being inspected at an authorized dealer. the contact had potential health concerns related to the carbon dioxide. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. there was no failure mileage. js