# HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER 82850 — EQUIPMENT
> NHTSA complaint `683612` · 2008-08-18 · VALLEY INDUSTRIES
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HITCH-CLASS III RECEIVER
- **Model:** 82850
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** VALLEY INDUSTRIES
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT
## Narrative
CURT MANUFACTURING, INC. TRAILER HITCH FAILURE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER.  MAIN SUPPORT BAR SNAPPED!  TEMPORARY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON BUSY FREEWAY.  A HITCH EXPERT SAID THAT THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY.  CURT MFG. HAS APPARENTLY REDESIGNED AND REPLACED THE MODEL BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL.  SEE:  HTTP://CURT-MFG.COM.  *TR
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