Consumer Complaint Detail
TOW ADAPTER KIT / 212795 / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280844 | Incident Date: May, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: New Flyer of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 212795 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 24 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was pulling a 21 foot boat manufactured my maxum boats with my 1997 ford explorer. the boat is trailered on a maxum tandem trailer. the safety device on the boat trailer is a dico model 60 trailer brake assembly that is designed to engage the boat trailer brakes in the event that the boat and the towing vehicle are separated. in my case, i had a low speed separation between the boat and towing vehicle. i placed the boat into a storage garage and disconnected all cables and attachments with an oversight on my part of removing the trailer brake cable. when i pulled forward with the explorer, the cable was still attached and should have pulled the safety brake lever and engaged the safeties on the trailer as per design. instead, the cable snapped at the midpoint and did not engage the brake lever or system. this is alarming because the system would have certainly failed had this incident occurred at highway speeds. i contacted the manufacturer (titan wheel intl. des moines, ia) and told them about the incident. their response was "that is strange, it should have worked" i think this is a serious threat to safety and could have been a serious event had it occurred at highway speeds. i think a closer look should be taken at the dico trailer brake system manufactured by titan wheel intl. *nm |