DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INADEQUATE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF 2004 SS DURALINE, BUMPER PULL STOCK TRAILER. THE WEIGHT CAPACITY SUGGESTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS 7,000 LBS. HOWEVER, HE LOADED THE TRAILER WITH TWO HORSES, AND WENT TO A TRUCK SCALE TO WEIGH THE LOAD. THE LOAD WEIGHED AT 6,000 LBS. YET , THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER LIFTED UPWARD AND PULLED THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK UPRIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF TRACTION ON THE REAR WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE PULLING THE TRAILER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE TRAILER FISH TAILED. THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE TRAILER TONGUE DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, AND THE HORSES SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED, AND THE TRAILER CONTINUED TO BE USED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE STOCK TRAILER. THE CONTACT FELT THE CURRENT AXLE SPINDLE POSITION RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB
2004 S7s Dura-Line 16Ft Stock Trailer
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsStructureCrash
Filed Dec 16, 2005WI
1 of 1 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.