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1 ComplaintEcho Trailers, Llc
Defect Description:
SUSPENSION
Potential Consequences:
****NOTE - NEED TO ADD MFR AND PRODUCTS**** ECHO TRAILERS.. THE TONGUE IS DRILLED AND BOLTED TO FRAME OF TRAILER. THE HOLE THEY DRILLED TO ACCEPT BOLT WEAKENS FRAME AND CRACKS AND CAUSES FRAME TO BREAK FREE FROM REST OF THE TRAILER WHICH IS NOT OVER LOADED. SEPARATION BETWEEN TONGUE AND REST OF TRAILER CAN CAUSE BACK HALF OF TRAILER TO BREAK FREE AND TUMBLE DOWN ROADWAY AND POSSIBLY STRIKING OTHER PEOPLE OR MOTORIST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AT 35 MPH AND WENT OVER A CATTLE GUARD WHICH MADE THE TRAILER BOUNCE A BIT. HAD UTV ON TRAILER. STARTED TO HEAR SOME CHIRP TYPE NOISES AND THEN A LOUD BOOM AND TIRE SMOKE. THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. WENT BACK TO CHECK AND FOUND TRAILER BROKE IN HALF AND DRAGGING THE SPARE UNTIL I BLEW. IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE ## VIN PASSED ## ECHO TRAILER EEW-11-14 ## *DT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. VIN NOT VALID. UPDATED 10/2/18 *JB *AS
Corrective Action:
****NOTE - NEED TO ADD MFR AND PRODUCTS**** ECHO TRAILERS.. THE TONGUE IS DRILLED AND BOLTED TO FRAME OF TRAILER. THE HOLE THEY DRILLED TO ACCEPT BOLT WEAKENS FRAME AND CRACKS AND CAUSES FRAME TO BREAK FREE FROM REST OF THE TRAILER WHICH IS NOT OVER LOADED. SEPARATION BETWEEN TONGUE AND REST OF TRAILER CAN CAUSE BACK HALF OF TRAILER TO BREAK FREE AND TUMBLE DOWN ROADWAY AND POSSIBLY STRIKING OTHER PEOPLE OR MOTORIST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AT 35 MPH AND WENT OVER A CATTLE GUARD WHICH MADE THE TRAILER BOUNCE A BIT. HAD UTV ON TRAILER. STARTED TO HEAR SOME CHIRP TYPE NOISES AND THEN A LOUD BOOM AND TIRE SMOKE. THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. WENT BACK TO CHECK AND FOUND TRAILER BROKE IN HALF AND DRAGGING THE SPARE UNTIL I BLEW. IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE ## VIN PASSED ## ECHO TRAILER EEW-11-14 ## *DT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. VIN NOT VALID. UPDATED 10/2/18 *JB *AS
Additional Notes:
****NOTE - NEED TO ADD MFR AND PRODUCTS**** ECHO TRAILERS.. THE TONGUE IS DRILLED AND BOLTED TO FRAME OF TRAILER. THE HOLE THEY DRILLED TO ACCEPT BOLT WEAKENS FRAME AND CRACKS AND CAUSES FRAME TO BREAK FREE FROM REST OF THE TRAILER WHICH IS NOT OVER LOADED. SEPARATION BETWEEN TONGUE AND REST OF TRAILER CAN CAUSE BACK HALF OF TRAILER TO BREAK FREE AND TUMBLE DOWN ROADWAY AND POSSIBLY STRIKING OTHER PEOPLE OR MOTORIST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY AT 35 MPH AND WENT OVER A CATTLE GUARD WHICH MADE THE TRAILER BOUNCE A BIT. HAD UTV ON TRAILER. STARTED TO HEAR SOME CHIRP TYPE NOISES AND THEN A LOUD BOOM AND TIRE SMOKE. THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. WENT BACK TO CHECK AND FOUND TRAILER BROKE IN HALF AND DRAGGING THE SPARE UNTIL I BLEW. IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE ## VIN PASSED ## ECHO TRAILER EEW-11-14 ## *DT CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. VIN NOT VALID. UPDATED 10/2/18 *JB *AS
Mfg Campaign: 11129298
Recall Date: Sep 13, 2018
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