Custom Campers: recalls by model and year

Name: Custom Campers recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 5 vehicle recall campaigns for Custom Campers. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1998 to 2009. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Custom Campers: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
LS	12	5	4	0.3	Structure
Snowbird SE	7	2	0	0.0
HH II	2	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Custom Campers only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 5.

10V609000Received 1 Dec 2010. 292 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is recalling certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The safety recall began on january 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or nu wa industries at 800-835-0676.
Report filed by NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Jan 2011. The campaign has 15 make, model and year entries.
10V419000Received 21 Sep 2010. 562 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is recalling certain model year 2000-2010 recreational trailers equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is working with dimplex and dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on january 28, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539.
Report filed by NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Jan 2011. The campaign has 32 make, model and year entries.
08V359000Received 21 Jul 2008. 4,370 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is recalling certain my 2004-2007 recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or nu wa at 1-620-431-2088.
Report filed by NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Nov 2008. The campaign has 24 make, model and year entries.
07V077000Received 5 Mar 2007. 9,457 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nu wa will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or nu wa at 1-620-431-2088.
Report filed by NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Oct 2007. The campaign has 85 make, model and year entries.
06V452000Received 30 Nov 2006. 1,502 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with a demco glide ride pin box, the welds on the pin box can break.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Broken welds can result in the pin box jamming.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the glide pin assembly with assemblies made with a longer pin and more robust welds. The recall began on january 31, 2007. Owners may contact nuwa at 1-800-835-0676 or e-mail at safety@nuwa.com.
Report filed by NU WA INDUSTRIES INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Jan 2007. The campaign has 12 make, model and year entries.

Download all 5 campaigns of Custom Campers (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Custom Campers vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2010, with 2 campaigns.

Complaints about Custom Campers vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 1 complaint.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Custom Campers: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Structure	500	2
Engine and Engine Cooling	250	1
Service Brakes, Electric	250	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Custom Campers: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/custom-campers/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 16,183

Manufacturers in the recall file: NU WA INDUSTRIES, INC..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Custom Campers model line has the most recall campaigns?: The LS: 5 campaigns for 12 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Custom Campers model line has the most complaints?: The LS: 4 complaints for 12 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Custom Campers vehicles name?: Structure: 2 component mentions. Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 component mention. Service Brakes, Electric: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Custom Campers?: 16,183 units in 5 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.