Northwood Desert Fox Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Northwood Desert Fox (2001–2005).

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• 2001
• 2005

All Northwood Desert Fox recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Northwood Desert Fox, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 07V389000 Reported August 28, 2007 3,630 vehicles potentially affected NORTHWOOD MANUFACTURING, LLC

   Certain fifth wheel, travel, and toy hauler trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the refrigerator boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

   Remedy: Northwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

   Model years: 2001

2. Rim (wheels)

   NHTSA 05V437000 Reported September 27, 2005 53 vehicles potentially affected NORTHWOOD MFG OF VA

   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.

   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.

   Model years: 2005

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.