(LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF COMPANY) CONSUMER WRITES IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING AN ALLEGED DEFECT IN A 2006 JACOBSEN TRAILER *TGW THE CONSUMER UNLOADED A TRAILER WITH A 10,000LB BOOM FORKLIFT ON IT WHILE THE TRAILER WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE TOW VEHICLE. DURING THE PROCESS OF SHIFTING THE FORKLIFT BACK AND FORTH, THE WEIGHT WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE JACK STAND COUPLER AND METAL CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS INJURED BECAUSE HE WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAILER WHEN IT OCCURRED. TWO OTHER INCIDENTS WERE DISCOVERED INVOLVING THE VERY SAME TRAILER, AND IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE JACK STAND WAS RIPPED OFF THE TRAILER, WITHOUT PROPER OR ADEQUATE INSPECTIONS BEING MADE TO THE JACK STAND COUPLET OR THE METAL RAIL TO WHICH IT WAS ATTACHED. THE TRAILER IN QUESTION WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE OFF-LOADED WITHOUT IT BEING ATTACHED TO A TOW VEHICLE. *JB
2006 Jacobsen Trailer
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE 2006 JACOBSEN TRAILER *TGW THE ATTORNEY STATED A DEFECT WITH THE TRAILER CAUSED HIS CLIENT'S RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY TO BE CRUSHED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATION OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG, AMONG OTHER INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS BELIEVED TO STEM FROM A FAILURE OF THE FRAME RAIL AT THE AREAS OF THE WELD WHERE THE JACK STAND COUPLER CONNECTED TO THE RAIL. THE RAIL AREA CAUSED THE TRAILER TO COLLAPSE ONTO THE CONSUMER. THE DESIGN DEFECT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH METAL FOR THE FRAME WHICH WOULD WITHSTAND THE FORCES IN THE AREAS AROUND THE JACK STAND COUPLER WELD ETC. *JB
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006Reading 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.