NHTSA campaign 03V440000
NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC. Recall 03V-440: NUWA/HITCH PIN
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V440000 was reported by NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC. on November 4, 2003, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the NU WA Snowbird for model years 1997, 1999–2000. Owners were notified on October 9, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V440000 (also written 03V-440 or 03V440)
- Filed by
- NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE03-041 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V440000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
NU WA
NU WA Snowbird
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V440000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL EXTENDED HITCH PIN BOXES, CRACKING CAN OCCUR IN THE BOX AREA OF THE HITCH PIN.
Safety consequence
A COMPLETE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN THE TRAILER SEPARATING FROM THE TOW VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL SIX OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY NUWA. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2003.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V440000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.