Consumer Complaint Detail
HIDDEN HITCH / 64-6215 / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059939 | Incident Date: Mar, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PALMYRA | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: CEQUENT TOWING PRODUCTS |
| Model Name: 64-6215 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Trailer hitches |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 20 2006 | 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 own a 1995 dodge ram 1500 4x4 pickup truck , standard cab with a 6 foot bed. i am the second owner. i purchased this vehicle from my step father eight years ago. he purchased the vehicle new from a dodge dealeship in louisville ky in july 1995 and the dealership agreed to have a class iii reciever hitch installed on the vehicle as part of the purchase agreement. the dealership sent the truck to an installer on fern valley rd. in louisville ky and the hitch was installed as agreed. on saturday march 18, 2006 i borrowed a 16 foot daul axle flatbed trailer from my step father so that i could haul a compact car "1988 mercury tracer" back home for repair. i hooked up to the trailer with no signs of any problems with the reciever hitch. i pulled the trailer with no load approximatly 5 miles to a private driveway where i loaded the vehicle. after loading the vehicle the entire reciever broke free from the back of my truck and it along with the tongue of the trailer fell to the ground. fortunatly i had not made it to the public roadway yet so no one was inured and no property damage occured. upon inspection i found that both steel brace braces of this one piece reviever draw-tite class iii hitch manufactured by cequent towing products had completely rusted to the point of total decay. all six bolts and the immediate steel material attaching the hitch to the vehicle's frame were still intact and secure. i removed what was left of the attaching hardware for the hitch after returning home. i saved the entire hitch assembly and as much of the decayed material as possible. had this failure occured at highway speeds someone could have been killed or injured. i attemped to contact the cequent towing products through their customer service concerns forum but as of 3/21/06 they have not responded. *nm |