2013 Artic Fox 295t

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Other › Labels13V059000

Filed Feb 25, 2013152 vehiclesNorthwood Manufacturing, Llc

Defect. 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."

Risk. 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.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Feb 4, 2013AZ

THE TIRES INSTALLED AND DELIVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER ARE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST LOAD RANGE E TIRES [ODI NOTE: ST235/80R16 LRE @ 80PSI]WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD RATING OF 3420 POUNDS. THERE ARE TWO TIRES PER AXLE FOR A TOTAL TIRE LOAD RATING OF 6840 POUNDS. THE AXLES ARE RATED AND CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD RATING OF 7000 POUNDS. THE TIRES DO NOT MEET THE AXLE LOAD RATING AS REQUIRED BY "571.120 S5.1.2 TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS AND MOTOR HOME/RECREATION VEHICLE TRAILER LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAN 4,536 KILOGRAMS (10,000 POUNDS)." I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ON 02/02/2013 BY EMAIL AND THERE WRITTEN RESPONSE WAS " YOU HAVE THE PROPER TIRES. REMEMBER YOU HAVE 1760LBS OF WEIGHT ON THE HITCH." I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER A SECOND TIME ON 02/04/2013 REQUESTING THEM TO TAKE MY NOTICE SERIOUSLY AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 25, 2013. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.