Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILER HITCHES | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1996 | ||
| Consumer states platform hitch was inspected by dot personnel and found cracks, consumer uses vehicle to pull a 2ooo 34 foot airstream. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| While pulling trailer at low speed and turning right the metal on the hitch tore on the drivers side causing the trailer hitch to go under the car and nearly puncture the fuel tank, the hitch was install by the manufacturer and did not break at bolt attachment or weld. nlm | |||
| 1 | 06/30/1999 | ||
| Trailer hitch platform weld joint failure due to stress on the hitch, causing cracking hitch flanges, at stress points. the metal fatigue (cracks) have reduced the hitch towing capacity by 50 percent. where in continous use of the hitch can cause complete failure, resulting in serious injury to passengers. | |||
| 1 | |||
| The hitch receiver experienced weld problems which caused cracks in the metal attachment plate. *mjs | |||
| While driving, the trailer hitch bolts came loose, causing the trailer to detach from the vehicle. *ak | |||