NHTSA Complaint #10282230 — 2009 BLOOMER EVOLUTION

2008 BRI-MAR TILT TRAILER MODEL # T 712-6 TRAILER WAS PURCHASED IN MAR 17, 2009, HAD IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY LATCH LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, VERY TIGHT. BY THE TIME TRAILER WAS IN REGULAR USE BY END OF APRIL, IT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK AT ALL, AND PROBLEM GOT WORSE TO THE POINT OF THE HEAD RAIL OF THE TRAILER BENDING OUTWARD, WITH IT NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK SAFELY. WELDS HAVE POPPED AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. BRI MAR WANTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL BRACING, BECAUSE THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM, AND IT HAD OCCURRED BEFORE ON OTHER SIMILAR TRAILERS, DEREK FROM BRI MAR KNEW THE PROBLEM BEFORE I COULD EVEN FINISH TELLING HIM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRAILERS. I AM SEEKING A FULL REFUND, OR A BRAND NEW IDENTICAL TRAILER BUILT TO THE NEWER SPECS WITHOUT THE DAMAGE - WHICH THERE STILL MAY BE MORE UNKNOWN, DUE TO THE IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THIS UNIT. ACCORDING TO DEREK AT BRI MAR MANUFACTURING, THEY NO LONGER BUILD THESE WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL BRACING, HE SAID I GOT A LEFTOVER FROM 2008, AND IT WASN'T ADDED TO IT, I SAID YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED IT BACK BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME OR ANYONE -FOR THE UPGRADES. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE INSPECTION STICKER WAS REMOVED. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TRAILER EITHER REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND REINSPECTED BEFORE IT CAN BE USED AGAIN. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING ANOTHER FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. IF THIS WAS JUST A BROKEN PART I WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH A REPAIR, HOWEVER, IT IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT- WHICH INCLUDES MISSING PARTS, THIS IS WHY I AM SEEKING A COMPLETELY NEW TRAILER OR A REFUND. TECHNICALLY ANYTHING CAN BE FIXED, EVEN IN AUTOMOBILES. IF THERE WAS A FRAME COMPONENT MISSING ON A VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPLACED, AS UNKNOWN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED, FROM ADDITIONAL STRESSES PUT ON THE REMAINING UNIT. *TR