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Dutchmen Lite Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Dutchmen Lite (2001–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

2
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Dutchmen Lite model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Dutchmen Lite11
2002 Dutchmen Lite21
2001 Dutchmen Lite10

What Dutchmen Lite owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 1.

All Dutchmen Lite recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Dutchmen Lite, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 10V428000 Reported 1,494 vehicles potentially affected DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.

    Dutchmen is recalling certain model year 2001-2002 fifth avenue, signature, and model year 2003-2004 colorado recreational vehicles equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.

    Remedy: Dutchmen is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at…

    Model years: 2002

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V465000 Reported 24,113 vehicles potentially affected DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC.

    On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.

    Remedy: Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Dutchmen models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.