The defect
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A DEMCO GLIDE RIDE PIN BOX, THE WELDS ON THE PIN BOX CAN BREAK.
The risk
BROKEN WELDS CAN RESULT IN THE PIN BOX JAMMING.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GLIDE PIN ASSEMBLY WITH ASSEMBLIES MADE WITH A LONGER PIN AND MORE ROBUST WELDS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NUWA AT 1-800-835-0676 OR E-MAIL AT SAFETY@NUWA.COM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Custom Campers LS | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| NU WA Champagne Edition | 2005, 2007 |
| NU WA Discover America | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| NU WA Hitchhiker Champagne Edit | 2006 |
| NU WA Premier | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Campers LS | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Custom Campers LS | 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| Custom Campers LS | 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| NU WA Champagne Edition | 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| NU WA Champagne Edition | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| NU WA Discover America | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| NU WA Discover America | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| NU WA Discover America | 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| NU WA Hitchhiker Champagne Edit | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| NU WA Premier | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| NU WA Premier | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| NU WA Premier | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2006
8 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the trailer hitches; NU WA INDUSTRIES INC. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 06V461000 30 Nov 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V438000 15 Nov 2006 | TRACKER MARINE L.L.C. |
| 06V230000 28 Jun 2006 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 06V206000 12 Jun 2006 | GENMAR HOLDINGS, INC. |
| 06V176000 22 May 2006 | VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| 06V056000 24 Feb 2006 | M H EBY, INC. |
| 06V010000 17 Jan 2006 | TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006