2000 NU WA Snowbird recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with optional extended hitch pin boxes, cracking CAN occur in the box area of the hitch pin.
💥 The risk
A complete failure could result in the trailer separating from the tow vehicle which could result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
All six owners have been contacted by nuwa. Owner notification began on october 9, 2003.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V440000
- Manufacturer
- NUWA INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 6
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 9, 2003
- Built
- Jan 1, 1997 – Dec 31, 1997
- Recall started by
- ODI
- 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).