Northwood Manufacturing's Defective Trailer
My husband and I purchased a brand new 2010 Northwood True North OSV trailer in May, 2010. In April 2014 we pulled back the floor to find extensive water damage. We could wring the water out of th...
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Maybe…
I read and reread to opening post several times, and it seems the only purpose for it was trying to destroy this companies reputation and for that one purpose only, that is certainly how it appears at face value…
Justifiably??? I couldn’t tell from the initial post and still can’t
the OP offered no information on how or what the problem even is, or what caused the problem (except for a very broad water soaked claim), isn’t even asking a question, is aware of the limited warranty but still expects repairs to be made 3 years beyond the warranty anyway…
finds the mfg.’s good will offer to do the repairs at a discounted price unacceptable to her, so instead by all appearance attempts to bash the company to teach them a lesson…
sometimes the treatment got is equal to the treatment they gave... obviously several responders don’t agree… but most rants drive skepticism and most rants some more obviously so lack completeness and/or accuracy and deserve being vetted…
so let’s assume for one moment that this damage was due to a manufacturing defect and that defect is so bad it has destroyed the unit…
is it reasonable to assume that after 20 trips and four years the defect has only now presented itself with no indication it exist before, and still be able to call it a defect???
apparently the insurance has already decided it is not the result of some type of accident like a puncher in the roof or a ruptured pipe, leaving only defect or lack of maintenance as the cause…
the probability between a 4 year hidden mfg. defect verses the lack of maintenance is unlikely to say the least, but not exactly impossible, and it has happened before…
the rant at least is highly suspect and by posting it like most rants surely deserves and qualifies to be questioned or probed farther if there is anything more to it than blaming and bashing the mfg. …
so the question remains is it a rant or a heads up…
I read and reread to opening post several times, and it seems the only purpose for it was trying to destroy this companies reputation and for that one purpose only, that is certainly how it appears at face value…
Justifiably??? I couldn’t tell from the initial post and still can’t
the OP offered no information on how or what the problem even is, or what caused the problem (except for a very broad water soaked claim), isn’t even asking a question, is aware of the limited warranty but still expects repairs to be made 3 years beyond the warranty anyway…
finds the mfg.’s good will offer to do the repairs at a discounted price unacceptable to her, so instead by all appearance attempts to bash the company to teach them a lesson…
sometimes the treatment got is equal to the treatment they gave... obviously several responders don’t agree… but most rants drive skepticism and most rants some more obviously so lack completeness and/or accuracy and deserve being vetted…
so let’s assume for one moment that this damage was due to a manufacturing defect and that defect is so bad it has destroyed the unit…
is it reasonable to assume that after 20 trips and four years the defect has only now presented itself with no indication it exist before, and still be able to call it a defect???
apparently the insurance has already decided it is not the result of some type of accident like a puncher in the roof or a ruptured pipe, leaving only defect or lack of maintenance as the cause…
the probability between a 4 year hidden mfg. defect verses the lack of maintenance is unlikely to say the least, but not exactly impossible, and it has happened before…
the rant at least is highly suspect and by posting it like most rants surely deserves and qualifies to be questioned or probed farther if there is anything more to it than blaming and bashing the mfg. …
so the question remains is it a rant or a heads up…
