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2007 AMERICAN HAULER CARGO TRAILERS — SUSPENSION

firecrash · 1378885 · 2017-05-18

Vehicle

Make
AMERICAN HAULER
Model
CARGO TRAILERS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
American Hauler
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
2,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT KNUCKLE TO AXLE BROKE AT CONNECTION AREA THIS IS A TANDEM WHEEL TRAILER WHICH CAUSED TRAILER TO PULL RIGHT AND TOOK VEHICLE AND TRAILER INTO A DITCH TRAVELING SPEED 30 MPH. I DO HAVE PICTURES I DO NOT HAVE PICTURES OF AXLE AT BREAKING POINT BUT ONCE I KNOW WHAT PICTURES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE I WILL SEND THEM TO YOU. LOOKING IF MORE CASE'S OF THIS HAPPENING. NOT SURE OF BUT I THINK AXLE MANUFACTURER WAS LIPPERT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10986371
Machine
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