I PURCHASED A 19FT TRAVEL TRAILER, MODEL YEAR 2017, THAT WAS DELIVERED TO ME ON MARCH 5, 2017 AFTER 7 DAYS TOWING IT FROM GEORGIA TO UTAH. THE PLANNED 3 DAY TRIP WAS EXTENDED BECAUSE OF SEVERE SWAYING AND BOUNCING ON THE HITCH, EVEN WITH A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH. THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS THE 19 FT TRAILER WAS BUILT ON A FRAME DESIGNED FOR A 16 FT TRAILER. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FILES (5) INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN THAT STATES THIS IS A 16 FT TRAILER BUT THE VIN STATES IT IS A 19FT TRAILER. OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED AS WELL. A VIDEO DESCRIBING AND SHOWING THE ISSUE CAN BE SEEN HERE: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/OPEN?ID=0B5ST-FOIQVZIWUXXA0JKOWQ0D2M THIS EXPENSIVE TRAILER (FINANCED) CANNOT BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS INTENDED AND CANNOT BE RESOLD BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES CAUSED BY BUILDING A TRAILER ON AN IMPROPERLY SIZED FRAME. THE WRONG FRAME SIZE RESULTS IN AN IMPROPER AXLE POSITION. THE IMPROPER AXLE POSITION RESULTS IN THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT BEING PLACED BEHIND THE AXLE. THIS AXLE POSITION CAUSES SEVERE SWAYING BY PASSING18-WHEEL COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, AND WIND. THE TRAILER CAN ONLY BE TOWED IN IDEAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS... NO COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, NO WIND, AND NO BUMPS ON THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD. IN OTHER WORDS... RARELY IF EVER.
2017 Ch Trailers CH Trailer
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHE BUMPER PULL TRAILER FRAME IS STRUCTURALLY FLAWED CAUSING CONTROL ISSUES (E.G., BOUNCING AND SWAYING WHILE PULLING.) THE AXLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED FURTHER BACK TO ACHIEVE A SAFE TONGUE WEIGHT OF MINIMUM 9% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT. EMPTY WEIGHT OF TRAILER IS 3,560 LBS (COMMERCIAL WEIGH STATION). THE DISTANCE FROM THE AXLE TO THE REAR OF THE CAMPER BODY IS 205 INCHES. LENGTH FROM CENTER AXLE TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER IS 107 INCHES. THE RESULT IS A NEGATIVE 2% TONGUE WEIGHT. ON CITY STREETS ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD RESULTS IN SEVERE 'PORPOISING' WHICH LIFTS THE REAR OF MY TOW VEHICLE (SILVERADO 2500 HD) AND BOUNCES VIOLENTLY. ON THE HIGHWAY, SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH RESULTS IN A SEVERE SWAYING WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FLIP BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE. IN UTAH, THE INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT IS 70. ANY PASSING 18 WHEEL TRUCK COULD PUSH THE TRAILER OFF THE ROAD. THERE ARE SWAY CONTROL AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION TOOLS (EXPENSIVE) THAT CAN COMPENSATE TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. HOWEVER, A NEGATIVE TONGUE WEIGHT IS A FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED DESIGN AND A SAFETY ISSUE. NOTE THE ATTACHED SIDE VIEW PHOTO. EVEN WITH A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH, THE BACK IS TOO LOW. NOTICE THE AXLE PLACEMENT APPEARS TO BE AT ABOUT 50/50 INSTEAD OF THE SAFE 60/40 INDUSTRY STANDARD. ALSO ATTACHED IS THE COMMERCIAL WEIGH SLIP FROM MC RECYCLING IN OREM UTAH. FIRST VALUE IS MY SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED. SECOND, IS THE WEIGHT OF MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE TRAILER. THIRD IS THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER GLEANE
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading 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.