Nu Wa Industries Inc.: Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly
Nu Wa Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 30, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,502. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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 [email protected].
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Custom Campers LS | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Nu Wa Champagne Edition | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Nu Wa Discover America | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Nu Wa Premier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Custom Campers LS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Nu Wa Discover America | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Nu Wa Hitchhiker Champagne Edit | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Nu Wa Premier | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Custom Campers LS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Nu Wa Champagne Edition | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Nu Wa Discover America | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Nu Wa Premier | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V452000.
Full record for the 2007 Custom Campers LS → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →