2019 Northwood Arctic Fox problems: recalls, complaints and what to check
NHTSA has 1 recall and 1 owner complaint on file for the 2019 Northwood Arctic Fox, including 1 fire. Here is what they are, what a technician checks for each kind of fault, and how to look one over before you buy it.
LP gas and gas appliances: 1 recall
Recall 21V511000 (06/07/2021): EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
Northwood Manufacturing, Inc. (Northwood) is recalling certain 2019 Arctic Fox Camper 865, Arctic Fox Camper 990, Arctic Fox Grande Ronde 28-5C, Nash Travel Trailer 29S, Nash Travel Trailer 26N, and Nash Travel Trailer 24M trailers, equipped with Dometic S31, R731, and R2131 3-burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
Fix: Dometic service centers will replace the manifold bolt and valve seal, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2021. Owners may contact Northwood customer service at 1-800-766-6274. Northwood's number for this recall is 2021-001.
What a tech checks: Regulator, lines and fittings, then the appliances: furnace, water heater, range. A proper pressure-drop leak test is the first thing a tech does on an LP complaint. Before you buy: Smell for gas with the tank open; have a shop do the leak test.
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12 volt and 120 volt electrical: 1 complaint
What a tech checks: Voltage drop, grounds, the converter and the transfer switch. Melted shore-cord plugs and bad grounds cause most of the electrical complaints techs actually see. Before you buy: Battery at rest, converter output on shore power, GFCI test, every outlet.
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What owners reported to NHTSA
08/28/2019, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NORTHWOOD ARCTIC FOX RV CONNECTED TO A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE RV AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER PANEL WAS MELTING. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO KELLY RV INC 60 OLD RTE 15, NEW COLUMBIA, PA 17856 WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRIC PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, SOME OF T
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The Buyer's Check walks you through it on your phone: what to ask, the outside walk-around, water damage, every system on every power source, with the recalls above built in. You get a report that says what's a walk-away and what to negotiate on.
Checked against NHTSA 2026-10-23. Recall repairs are free at an authorized dealer. Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA and are not verified.