NHTSA campaign 13V059000 · Manufacturer campaign 2013-001
Northwood Manufacturing, LLC Recall 13V-059: Incorrect Weights Listed on Labels
NHTSA recall 13V059000 (Manufacturer campaign 2013-001) was reported by Northwood Manufacturing, LLC on February 25, 2013, with 152 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Artic Fox 295K, Artic Fox 295T, Desert Fox 29SB and more for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on March 22, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V059000 (also written 13V-059 or 13V059)
- Filed by
- Northwood Manufacturing, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2013-001
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 152 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V059000. 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.
Artic Fox
All Artic Fox recallsDesert Fox
Desert Fox 29SB
Fox Mountain
All Fox Mountain recallsSnow River
Snow River 266RDS
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V059000.
Defect description
Northwood Manufacturing, LLC (Northwood) is recalling certain model year 2013 Arctic Fox 29-5K and 29-5T fifth wheel trailers; model year 2013 Desert Fox 29SB toy hauler trailers; model year 2013 Fox Mountain 235RLS and 285RLS fifth wheel trailers; and model year 2013 Snow River 266RDS travel trailers. These vehicles were manufactured with incorrect information on the Federal Identification Tag, Tire and Axle Information Label, and the Trailer Weight Information Label. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, "Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars."
Safety consequence
An inaccurate label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications which could cause axle failure which may result in an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Northwood will notify owners and provide corrected replacement labels free of charge. Northwood mailed labels on March 22, 2013. Owners may contact Northwood at 1-800-766-6274.
Notes
Northwoods campaign recall number is 2013-001.Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V059000
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.