01 What Northwood publishes for the Desert Fox
Northwood Manufacturing lists 4 Desert Fox toy haulers in its Desert Fox model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated). Northwood prints a dry weight for every one profiled here, and each has a page of its own. It prints a GVWR for every one too. It prints a net carrying capacity for 4; on the 4 that carry both that and a GVWR, the dry weight plus the carrying capacity equals the GVWR exactly on 4. (How the data is verified.)
02 Northwood Desert Fox models
Northwood Desert Fox · 4 models
| Model | Dry weight | Cargo (CCC) | GVWR | Tongue | Length | Sleeps | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Fox 24AS | 8,595 lb | 3,405 lb | 12,000 lb | 1,512 lb | 30’2″ | 6 | Profiled |
| Desert Fox 23T16 | 8,895 lb | 3,105 lb | 12,000 lb | 1,510 lb | 30’2″ | 4 | Profiled |
| Desert Fox 27FS | 8,942 lb | 3,058 lb | 12,000 lb | 1,494 lb | 32’7″ | 6 | Profiled |
| Desert Fox 27F11 | 9,005 lb | 2,995 lb | 12,000 lb | 1,430 lb | 32’7″ | 6 | Profiled |
Read from Northwood’s Desert Fox model pages on northwoodmfg.com (no model year stated), 6 Nov 2026. “Not published” means the maker prints no figure; nothing is filled from another model, year or dealer.
03 Reading Northwood’s figures
A maker’s published weight is for a base trailer; options and dealer-installed equipment add weight to any particular unit. The federal weight label inside the trailer carries its own unloaded weight, cargo carrying capacity and GVWR (49 CFR 567 and 571.120): read it on the unit itself before any towing decision.
04 Documents
05 Recalls
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns affecting this line. The earliest was reported 25 Feb 2013 and the most recent 17 Oct 2013.
| Reported | Campaign | Component | What can go wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2013 | 13V510000 | Latches/locks/linkages | If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the travel trailer at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit… |
| 25 Feb 2013 | 13V059000 | Equipment | An inaccurate label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications which could cause axle failure which may result in an increased risk of a crash. |
Coverage is not complete: this list is a starting point, not a clearance (how it is built), so check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy and again before you tow.
NHTSA files the Desert Fox with Desert Fox as the make; those campaigns are counted. One 2005 campaign (05V437000) filed by a different company, Northwood Mfg of Virginia, is not counted here.
06 Owner-reported problems
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about this line for model years 2005 on. It was filed 12 May 2015. The breakdown below is what those owners actually reported, grouped by the component NHTSA assigned.
What gets reported
| Component group | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 100% |
Most recent reports
The 1 owner reports filed on this line, newest first. Wording is NHTSA’s summary of what the owner described.
| Filed | Component | Miles | What the owner reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2015 | Tires | 4,500 | Bought four (4) power king tow max str st 235/80R16 trailer tires. All four have failed and been replaced. First failure, tire exploded, caused trailer damage. Second failure, tire went flat, during repair discovered catastrophic internal failure. Third failure, visual inspection, tire separating… |
How this count is drawn. A report is counted here only when NHTSA’s own model field names this line. What the owner typed in the description is never used to attribute a report: our line names are ordinary English words, and an owner writing “imagine my surprise when the axle went” or naming the state of Montana is not reporting a Grand Design Imagine or a Keystone Montana.
Read these as reports, not as findings. Complaints are submitted by owners and NHTSA does not verify them; no complaint here has been confirmed as a defect, and none of them is a recall. The sample is also self-selected — only owners motivated to file appear in it — so a high count tracks how many units a line sold at least as much as how well it was built. Use the pattern, not the total: a component that keeps recurring is worth inspecting on any used unit. File or search complaints at NHTSA.