Consumer Complaint Detail

NORTHWOOD / ARCTIC / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003294032 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2003
Consumer's City: MENDON Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Northwood Manufacturing, Inc.
Model Name: ARCTIC Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:shock absorber
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4N11J262020 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Insignificant thickness of the shock absorber brackets resulted in bracket failure with related tire blow outs. consumer noticed fractured bracket while parked in a rest stop before it caused the left front tire to blow out. consumer had a conformation form where the manufacturer indicated that wrong material bracket was used. the bracket should have been be 3 1/16 inches thick, but it was only 1 1/8 inches thick. *ak