NHTSA Complaint #10415235 — 2006 FLEETWOOD FLAIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FLEETWOOD FLAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, THE WELDS BETWEEN THE HITCH RECEIVER BOX AND THE FRAME BROKE APART. THE CONTACT WAS TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED DETACHED AND ROLLED ACROSS THE ROADWAY BEFORE CRASHING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.