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2012 Northwood Nash

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 17, 2012
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2012 Northwood Nash, most frequently naming the other / unspecified category.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 17, 2012
Crash reported

LETTER FROM SENATOR MCCAIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH HER 2012 NASH TRAILER (DOT/I#S 2012 251) NOTE: RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH HIS BRAND NEW 2012 NORTHWOOD NASH TRAILER. HE STATED THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD SWAY BARS BEEN USED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION HITCH. WHEN THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND REACHED HIS RENTED SPACE FOR THE RV, IT WAS SOON DISCOVERED THEY COULD NOT GET IT UNHITCHED. THEY CALLED THE DEALER, WHO WALKED THEM THROUGH ON HOW TO GET IT UNHITCHED WITH THE DISTRIBUTION BARS. THE HITCH WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT WAS USED AND PARTS WERE MISSING. THE DEALER STATED EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. DURING A TRIP, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRAILER SEEMED TO HAVE SOME SWAY WHEN THEY PASSED BY OTHER LARGE VEHICLES. AS THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND CONTINUED TO DRIVE, HE BEGAN CLIMBING A HILL, AS THEY PASSED A FED EX SEMI TRUCK, THE TRAILER WAS PUSHED FROM THE AIR OF PASSING THE SEMI TRUCK AND STARTED SWAYING OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE TRAILER ON THE ROAD, BUT IT THREW THEM AROUND, UNTIL IT JACK-KNIFED AND FELL ON ITS SIDE AND SLID FOR A WHILE. IT FLIPPED OVER THE VEHICLE THEY WERE TOWING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PUSHED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK INTO THE AIR.

NHTSA ID
10481741
Incident
Aug 30, 2012

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Northwood Nash by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2019020—
2012Viewing100—
2004100—
2001110—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.