The 1995 Dutchmen Trailer has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 21,508 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT04V0150002004-01-0521,508 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN TRAVELTRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN FURNACES, THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT MAY NOT BE PRESENT.
Consequence
WHEN THE FURNACE IS IN USE THIS COULD ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES TO VENT INTO THE TRAILER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGERS.
Remedy
OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE EXHAUST VENT AND FOR HOT EXHAUST AIR ESCAPING FROM THE FURNACE EXHAUST. THE RECALL BEGAN FEBRUARY 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DUTCHMEN AT 1-219-534-1224.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
STRUCTURE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“We have a 1995 dutchmen popup camper, model 1204. During a camping trip this week, while trying to raise the roof on the popup camper, the side bolts on two sides of the camper (4 bolts totaled) pulled through the rotted wood under the roof and allowed the camper top to drop. Fortunately, we…”
“**copy of email to thor corp** a little back ground, during our warranty period, we contacted thor industries reference leaking water into the roofing system. I was told by customer service that a recall of the roofs was order and notices were sent to owner. When I mentioned that we never received…”
“Due to the design of dutchman pop-up camper roofs for this year, water is allowed to enter roof causing wood to rot and failure of roof supports. There is the potential for serious injury and/or death because of the weight of the roof.”
“Dt: the contact received a recall letter on 7-12-05 regarding the gas refrigerator on 1995 dutchmen trailer. He contacted the dealer immediately after receiving the recall letter. The dealer has been trying to get the parts since then. The manufacturer kept telling the dealer they will have the…”
“We have a 1995 dutchman pop up camper, I have read on the internet that there are many others that have had the same problems with them collapsing and the roof being dry rotted this also happened to my family (july 2004) thankfully no one was hurt. This camper is decaying and a piece of garbage…”
“The roof top had absorbed water and the wood rotted on the sides next to the lift arms and caused the roof to be very dangerous to raise and not safely usable after only a year and half of new product purchase and being dealer serviced. *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 Dutchmen Trailer as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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