Load Trail Load-trail 2017

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Re: august 7,2018 15690 scenic lane burnsville, mn 55306 tire type: gladiator 215/75 r 17.5 qr55st dot tt5h gladiator tire warranty american pacific industries 8320 east hartford dr scottsdale, az on, june 8th while hauling a bobcat on my 11- month old trailer, still under warranty, a tire 'blew-out' while travelling on a freeway. There was no impact involved or anything to precipitate the tire to blow. The incident happened at 10:30pm in an outlying area in minnesota and the only service available was pomp's tire service who charged $679 for the tire replacement and labor. The tire technician said they were junk tires made in china. I was upset to hear that because i had paid an extra $1000 to upgrade to a better tire when i purchased the trailer in july 2017. Within 150 miles a second tire blew out in the same fashion as the first. This time i unloaded the equipment and again drove a few miles on the freeway to the exit where i left the trailer and equipment at a restaurant for more than 24hrs while i secured another tire. Again, not a convenient location and far from home. Another day down from work productivity. My assumption at this point was that the tires were defective, and i couldn't risk any more down time dealing with blown tires. A situation i was compelled to avoid again. The tire pressure in the remaining tires was verified to be correct after the first tire blew out. Sparks trailer in avon, mn, where the trailer was purchased, referred me to load trail to pursue the warranty issue, who referred me to api who supplies gladiator tires. After listening to the history of the incidents, jessica agreed with my concern that it was not worth the risk of an accident or another breakdown. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6).' *pm

This trailer come with an 16000 lbs defective coupler with a latch/lock made of cast pot metal with a screw in it that in turn has a weak spot and will easily break causing the trailer to disconnect while in motion and the possibility of death. Also this coupler should be bolted tight to the trailer body whereas this coupler also had 1/4' sideways play in the attachment to the trailer. This latch/lock on the trailer coupler broke causing trailer to disconnect from tow vehicle while driving on a state highway at 40 mph triggering the trailer brakes to lock up and putting the truck and trailer into a jack knife position skidding into oncoming traffic. Very lucky no injuries! *tt *js *tr

I purchased a 16k pound car hauler trailer. I picked it up in trenton, tx and brought it back to fontana, ca. After using it a couple times to move vehicles around, the rear axle came off while driving down the 210 freeway here in california, luckily it was empty. After further inspection, all the u-bolts holding the axles to the leaf springs were not tight. All four were hand tight. This could of caused an accident and possibly killed myself or someone else. Any axle that comes off could cause the loss of control of the tow vehicle and the trailer.