2005 Northwood Desert FOX & 2005 Northwood FOX recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain travel trailers equipped with tredit wheels. The rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.
💥 The risk
The center of the wheel could separate from the rim. The wheel may wobble and cause a vibration or the mounted tire could lose air causing the tire to go flat, resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Northwood is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced free of charge. The recall began on october 5, 2005. Owners may contact northwood at 1-540-542-6140.
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
- 05V437000
- Manufacturer
- NORTHWOOD MFG OF VA
- Vehicles affected
- 53
- Component
- WHEELS:RIM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 5, 2005
- Built
- Apr 8, 2005 – Jul 1, 2005
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers may also 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.