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REESE TRAILER HITCH — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

crash · 682052 · 2008-08-07

Vehicle

Make
REESE
Model
TRAILER HITCH
Year
Manufacturer
REESE PRODUCTS, INC
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAILER BALL MOUNT SNAPPED IN FRONT OF TRAILER BALL WHILE TOWING TRAILER THAT WAS UNDER WEIGHT OF MANF. SPECS. FOR BALL MOUNT REESE # 21793 5000# TRAILER WEIGHT 500# TONG WEIGHT TRAILER ID PLATE STATED 4420# TRAILER WEIGHT 410# TONG WEIGHT. THIS WAS A REESE BALL MOUNT SOLD BY CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS A TRIMAS CORP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY, JUST 1 MILE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON INTERSTATE 20 AND DOING HWY. SPEEDS I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED TO GET COMPANY TO CONTACT ME BY PHONE CALLS,E-MAILS, AND LETTERS, THE ONLY THING I HAVE HEARD FROM THEM IS ( THE BALL MOUNT BROKE DUE TO BEING OVERLOADED) THIS CAME FROM TRIMAS CORP. LAWYER. I FEEL THE BALL MOUNT BROKE DUE TO METAL FAILURE NOT OVERLOAD CONDITION. I ALSO FEEL TRIMAS CORP. SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10237387
Machine
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