Columbia Northwest, Inc.: Equipment › Other › Labels
Columbia Northwest, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 22, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 185. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Columbia Northwest, Inc. (Columbia Northwest) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Somerset E3 recreational trailers. The Certification Labels on these vehicles may be missing the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selections and Rims," and the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
If the GAWR information is missing, the users may unknowingly overload the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Columbia Northwest will notify owners and send them a corrected certification label, free of charge. The recall began on May 18, 2018. Owners may contact Columbia Northwest customer service at 1-724-237-5227.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Somerset E3 | 0 | 1 | 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 18V189000.
Full record for the 2018 Somerset E3 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →