← NHTSA complaints

1975 SOUTHEASTERN SOUTHEASTERN — TRAILER HITCHES

crash · 629179 · 2007-07-02

Vehicle

Make
SOUTHEASTERN
Model
SOUTHEASTERN
Year
1975
Manufacturer
SOUTHEASTERN FABRICATORS
Component
TRAILER HITCHES

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 COACHMEN CAPRI. THE TRAILER INCLUDES A MICRO SOUTHEASTERN METAL PRODUCTS 5 X 10 SA 35K. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRAILER, THE TILT BED, AND THE AXLE OF THE UTILITY TRAILER BECAME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER TONGUE. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE ATTACHMENT BOLT FOR THE TONGUE FELL OUT OF ITS NUT, WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION SHOWED NO POSITIVE RETENTION METHOD FOR THE ATTACHMENT BOLT WITH THE NUT PROVIDED. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE TRAILER DOES NOT HAVE AN ENGINE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10195174
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown