Vehicle recall 05V437000 · September 27, 2005
Northwood Desert FOX and FOX
On certain travel trailers equipped with tredit wheels.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V437000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 27, 2005
- Filed by
- NORTHWOOD MFG OF VA
- Owner notification
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 53
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Wheels › Rim
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Northwood Desert FOX (2005): 2005
- Northwood FOX (2005): 2005
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