2004 Northwood Arctic Fox Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Northwood Arctic Fox, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ARCTIC FOX TRAILER (NA). THE VEHICLE IS LOSING AIR THROUGH THE WHEELS DUE TO A FAILED WELD. HE CALLED THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AXLE WHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE. HE DISCOVERED A RECALL ON THE WHEEL, BUT HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRAILER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, RECALL NUMBER, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/05/07. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ARCTIC FOX 29V TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH SUTONG, HI RUN HIGHWAY TRAILER TUBELESS TIRES, SIZE P235-85R-16/14. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT, PURCHASED IN AUGUST 13, 2008. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAILER BLEW UP AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL WELL AND THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER. HE WENT BACK TO THE TIRE COMPANY AND WAS ADVISED TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO RESPONDED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS TIRE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE TIRES WERE ONLY TWO YEARS AND ONE MONTH OLD. THE TIRE COMPANY STATED THAT THERE WAS 67% OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. HE REPLACED THE TIRE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 6,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE TRAILER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/14/11*LJ UPDATED 12/28/2011 *LN
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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