TORSION AXLE (UFP SER. NO. A253887) FAILED, RESULTING IN THE TIRE BEING PUSHED UP INTO AND JAMMED AGAINST THE FENDER. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER (UFP, UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS, HTTP://WWW.UFPNET.COM/) THAT THIS VINTAGE AXLE IS KNOWN BY THEM TO HAVE FAILURES OF THE GLUE JOINT BETWEEN THE TORSION SHAFT AND THE INTERNAL RUBBER BLOCK. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS THE FAILURE MIGHT OCCUR. MY TRAILER WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO ANY UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXTREME USAGE, OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SUDDEN STOPPING OF WHEEL/TIRE ROTATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I BELIEVE THAT THIS POSES A HAZARD TO ANY CONSUMERS STILL USING THIS TYPE OF AXLE AND THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILED AXLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRAILER. I CAN RETAIN THE AXLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME IN CASE THE NHTSA WISHES TO EXAMINE IT. *TR
2006 Boatmate Boat Trailer
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension
Filed Oct 9, 20123,000 milesPA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2012Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.