TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LOAD RITE UTILITY TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AXLE BECAME FRACTURED AND FELL OUT OF THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PURCHASED ANOTHER AXLE FOR $475. HE STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT AXLE WAS A LOT HEAVIER THAN THE ORIGINAL AXLE. WHEN HE INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS ASKED HOW LONG DID HE EXPECT THE TRAILER TO LAST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS ONLY USED TWICE AND A TOTAL OF TWELVE TIMES. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AXLE SHOULD NOT JUST FALL OUT. THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01E031000 (EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL: WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES) WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE TRAILER WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS APPLICABLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED VARIOUS PHOTOS OF THE DEFECT. UPDATED 11/14/07 *TR
2001 Load Rite Utility Trailer
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › tailgate. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body › Tailgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsREAR TAILGATE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2001| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Other Load Rite models
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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.