HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER 82850 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER 82850 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
Start: 2014-01-10

crash · 1057897 · 2014-04-18

Vehicle

Make: HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER
Model: 82850
Year: —
Manufacturer: VALLEY INDUSTRIES
Component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

TRAILER HITCH WAS INSTALLED BY WELDING IT TO THE INSIDE OF THE 5MPH BUMPER AND BOLTING TO THE FLOOR BOARD BYPASSING FRAME MOUNT LOCATIONS ON VEHICLE FRAME WHICH FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS INSTALLATION WHICH ALL FIVE STORES CLAIM THEY HAVE BEEN USING FOR FIFTY YEARS PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT GREAT RISK. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10583546
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown