Consumer Complaint Detail
DEXTER AXLE / AXLE ASSEMBLE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005093628 | Incident Date: Nov, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FORT PIERCE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: DEXTER AXLE |
| Model Name: AXLE ASSEMBLE | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving on i-10 in north florida and towing a 2004, 16' casita trailer when i had sudden failure of the dexter axle. the entire right side collapsed causing the tire to start a fire in the fiberglass wheel well. had to fight to keep control of vehicle and only was able to because i had a large truck as tow vehicle. casita claims no responsibility and points to dexter. sent the damaged axle to dexter who advised me the failure was due to it being over stressed. i had nothing in trailer except some clothes. the trailer was not overloaded. since my accident i have learned that others have experienced the same problem and both casita and dexter have ignored the problem. i believe the axle is not sufficient for the trailer. *nm |