Dutchmen Freedom Spirit, Dutchmen Grand Junction, Dutchmen Monte Vista, Dutchmen N Tense, Dutchmen Victory Lane, Dutchmen Winners Circle, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 January 2013. 698 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Grand Junction; model year 2008-2009 Victory Lane and Winners Circle; model year 2009-2010 N'Tense; model year 2010 Freedom Spirit and model year 2009 Monte Vista recreational trailers. The affected trailers are equipped with Iota ITS-50R transfer switches. Wiring …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V026 cover?
- Dutchmen Freedom Spirit, Dutchmen Grand Junction, Dutchmen Monte Vista, Dutchmen N Tense, Dutchmen Victory Lane, Dutchmen Winners Circle, model years 2007-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Grand Junction; model year 2008-2009 Victory Lane and Winners Circle; model year 2009-2010 N'Tense; model year 2010 Freedom Spirit and model year 2009 Monte Vista recreational trailers.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An overheated switch could result in a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dutchmen will notify owners and replace the Iota transfer switch, free of charge. The safety recall began February 12, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An overheated switch could result in a fire.”
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in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V026 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 January 2013 |
| Model years | 2007-2011 |
| Vehicles named | DUTCHMEN FREEDOM SPIRIT, DUTCHMEN GRAND JUNCTION, DUTCHMEN MONTE VISTA, DUTCHMEN N TENSE, DUTCHMEN VICTORY LANE, DUTCHMEN WINNERS CIRCLE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An overheated switch could result in a fire.
The remedy
Dutchmen will notify owners and replace the Iota transfer switch, free of charge. The safety recall began February 12, 2013. Owners may contact Dutchmen at 1-574-537-0700.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V026, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v026/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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