NHTSA campaign 04V089000
NUWA INDUSTRIES INC. Recall 04V-089: NUWA/AIRXCEL-POLAR/AIR CONDITIONER SOLAR PANEL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V089000 was reported by NUWA INDUSTRIES INC. on February 20, 2004, with 120 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the NU WA Champagne Edition, NU WA Discover America, NU WA Premier and more for the 2004 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V089000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V089000 (also written 04V-089 or 04V089)
- Filed by
- NUWA INDUSTRIES INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 120 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V089000. 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 Champagne Edition
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NU WA Discover America
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NU WA Premier
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NU WA Snowvilla
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V089000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH POLAR MACH AND POLAR CUB AIR CONDITIONERS, THE SOLAR PANEL RUBBER WELL NUTS COULD FRACTURE THE PLASTIC SHROUD IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE ATTACHMENT HOLE.
Safety consequence
THE RUBBER WELL NUTS COULD PULL OUT OF THE PLASTIC SHROUD, CAUSING THE SOLAR PANEL TO LEAVE THE TOP OF THE MOTOR HOME, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A ROAD HAZARD OR A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
AIRXCEL WILL REINFORCE THE SOLAR PANELS WITH METAL MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AIRXCEL AT 719-676-2326 OR NUWA AT 1-800-835-0676.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V089000
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.