IllustrationTHE FRAME CENTER SPRING SUPPORT BRACKET ON MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER COLLAPSED, SHIFTING THE TRAILER AXLES OVER AND UP. THIS RESULTED IN THE TIRES ON ONE SIDE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SHOCK ABSORBERS, RUBBING THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS OF THE 2 TIRES ON ONE SIDE. ONE TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE OTHER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. *TR
2004 Nu Wa Hitch Hiker Ii
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
3 reportsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NU WA HITCH HIKER PREMIER. THE DOMETIC QUIT COOLING, AND BEGAN EXUDING AN AMMONIA ODOR. THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC AND WAS INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL. DOMETIC STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AT THE END OF APRIL OF 2008. THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER AND FAILURE MI…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NU WA HITCH HIKER PREMIER. THE DOMETIC QUIT COOLING, AND BEGAN EXUDING AN AMMONIA ODOR. THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC AND WAS INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL. DOMETIC STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AT THE END OF APRIL OF 2008. THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TUBING ON THE COOLING UNIT FAILED AND RELEASED AMMONIA INTO THE RV. UPDATED 07/24/08
2004 HITCHHIKER RV WITH DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BOILER TUBE WAS LEAKING COOLANT NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HER RV WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE RV SERVICE CENTER FOUND THE BOILER TUBE TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE BOILER TUBE AND THE HEATER POCKE…
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2004 HITCHHIKER RV WITH DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BOILER TUBE WAS LEAKING COOLANT NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HER RV WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE RV SERVICE CENTER FOUND THE BOILER TUBE TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE AREA OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE BOILER TUBE AND THE HEATER POCKET. *JB
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