By year
Owner complaints about NU WA vehicles peaked at 5 in 2000
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1997 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
NU WA
The complete NHTSA record for NU WA vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most NU WA recalls are filed by Nu Wa Industries, part of Nu Wa.
Owner complaints in the last five years030 on file in all, across 21 models
Recall campaigns110 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations10 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about NU WA vehicles, 40% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Hitch Hiker has the most complaints of any NU WA model
Every NU WA model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitch Hiker | 1993 to 1997 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champagne Edition | 1998 to 2011 | 4 | 0.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Hitchhiker II LS | 2006 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discover America | 2003 to 2011 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Hitch Hiker II | 2004 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hitchhiker II | 1995 to 2002 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hitchhiker | 1998 to 2002 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier | 1997 to 2007 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Snowbird | 1997 to 2004 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 4 |
| Discovery Series | 1998 to 2010 | 0 | None | 17 | 0 |
| Snowbird SE102 | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Snowbird Legend | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Snowbird SE | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| SUT | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| SUT Travel Trailer | 1998 to 2004 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Custom Campers LS | 2006 to 2007 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Hitchhiker Champagne Edit | 2006 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Snowvilla | 2004 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Custom Campers HH II | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Snowbird Snowvilla | 2004 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Swnovilla | 2003 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a NU WA product
- 13V-273 Jun 26, 2013
Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear
Equipment · 1 vehicles - 10V-609 Dec 1, 2010
Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…
Equipment · 292 vehicles - 10V-448 Oct 1, 2010
These vehicles may contain mis-located welds attaching the axle spindle to the axle tube
Powertrain · 230 vehicles - 10V-445 Sep 23, 2010
Units involved use an aluminum tube to carry liquid propane gas from the oven control valve to the gas orifice which supplies gas to the burner
Equipment · 1 vehicles - 10V-419 Sep 21, 2010
Plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat
Equipment · 562 vehicles - 08V-359 Jul 21, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 4,370 vehicles - 07V-077 Mar 5, 2007
Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 9,457 vehicles - 06V-452 Nov 30, 2006
On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with a demco glide ride pin box, the welds on the pin box can break
Trailer hitches · 1,502 vehicles - 06V-314 Aug 22, 2006
On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with dexter axles, the disc brake caliper mounting bolts may strip
Brakes · 6 vehicles - 04V-089 Feb 20, 2004
On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with polar mach and polar cub air conditioners, the solar panel rubber well nuts could fracture the…
Equipment · 120 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.