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NHTSA campaign 13V510000

Northwood Manufacturing, Inc. Recall 13V-510: Interior Side Door Lock May Become Inoperable

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V510000 was reported by Northwood Manufacturing, Inc. on October 17, 2013, with 19,106 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Arctic Fox Pickup Camper, Arctic Fox Travel Trailer, Desert Fox Toy Hauler and more for model years 2007–2014. Owners were notified on December 4, 2013, per NHTSA.

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 13V510000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V510000 (also written 13V-510 or 13V510)
Filed by
Northwood Manufacturing, Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
19,106 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V510000. 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.

Arctic Fox

All Arctic Fox recalls

Desert Fox

All Desert Fox recalls

Fox Creek

  • Fox Creek Travel Trailer

    • 2011 · Vehicles built October 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011 (per NHTSA)
    • 2012
All Fox Creek recalls

Fox Mountain

  • Fox Mountain Fifth Wheel

    • 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built August 1, 2010 – September 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
    • 2014
All Fox Mountain recalls

Nash

All Nash recalls

Snow River

  • Snow River Travel Trailer

    • 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built September 1, 2010 – September 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
    • 2014
All Snow River recalls

Wolf Creek

  • Wolf Creek Pickup Camper

    • 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built November 1, 2010 – September 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)
    • 2014
All Wolf Creek recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V510000.

Defect description

Northwood Manufacturing, Inc. (Northwood) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 Arctic Fox, Nash, and Desert Fox, model year 2011-2012 Fox Creek and model year 2011-2014 Fox Mountain, Snow River and Wolf Creek trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers and pickup campers equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.

Safety consequence

If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the travel trailer at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Northwood will notify owners, and Fastec will coordinate the inspection and replacement of the cylinders, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2013. Owners may contact Northwood Manufacturing at 1-541-962-6274 or Fastec at 1-800-837-2505.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V510000

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.