2011 Tow Ready T-One Connector

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment12E004000

Filed Feb 13, 2012117 vehiclesCequent Towing Products, Inc.

Defect. CEQUENT IS RECALLING CERTAIN TOW READY T-ONE CONNECTORS (TRAILER WIRING HARNESS ADAPTERS), PART NUMBER 118542 THAT WERE SOLD IN THE AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 DODGE CHARGER VEHICLES. DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE CIRCUIT LOGIC, THE T-ONE CONNECTOR MAY CAUSE THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE BRAKE LAMP ON THE TRAILER TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS ACTIVATED.

Risk. WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS, FOLLOWING DRIVERS MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE LEAD VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STOPPING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. CEQUENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE T-ONE CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEQUENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-208-2573.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment

Filed Aug 23, 2019NJ

TL* THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED A TOW BLAZER INC. EZ-HAUL CAR TOW DOLLY, MODEL: EZTD (NA) WITH A HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE TOWING A VEHICLE, THE TIE DOWN STRAPS, COTTER PIN, AND HOOKS LOOSENED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED BECAME LOOSE AND UNSTABLE. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE TOW STRAPS BECAME SHREDDED BY THE ROAD SURFACE AFTER THEY LOOSENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOW DOLLY WAS SECURED BY A SINGLE CHAIN THAT WAS THE SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOW RAMPS WERE UNABLE TO BE SECURED TO THE TOW DOLLY AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROADWAY DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE TOW DOLLY WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TT *AS *TR

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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 13, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.