NHTSA Complaint #10477194 — 2004 HAULMARK TRAILER

I HAVE BROKEN A TOTAL OF 5 GOOSENECK TRAILER HITCHES DUE TO THIS TRAILER BEING EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT, EMPTY. THE LAST HITCH BROKE IN JUNE OF 2012. THE 2 5/16" BALL WAS PILE DRIVEN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE 1/2" THICK MOUNTING PLATE DUE TO THE EXTREME TONGUE WEIGHT (6880 DRY) OF THE 21,000 LB. PLUS (DRY) TRAILER. THIS TRAILER WAS A PROTOTYPE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER (HAULMARK) WILL NOT ADMIT TO. THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING WEIGHT ON THE MSO READS 14380 LBS. BUT IN REALITY, THE TRAILER WEIGHS OVER 21,000 LBS. DRY. THIS TRAILER HAS BECOME LOOSE ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THE EXTREME GOOSENECK WEIGHT HAS KEPT IT FROM SEPARATING FROM THE TRUCK COMPLETELY. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE KILLED MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADMIT OR HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION. *TR.. UPDATED 10/09/12 *BF UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN UPDATED 02/08/13*LJ THE HITCH BALL ON THE CONSUMERS WAS PUSHED THOUGH THE HITCH PLATE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS CAUSED BY TOO MUCH TONGUE WEIGHT ON THE TRAILER. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VERTICAL WEIGHT WAS EXCESSIVE. THE EXCESSIVE VERTICAL WEIGHT CONTRIBUTED TO THE HITCH BALL BEING OVERLOADED, WHICH COMBINED WITH OVER EIGHT YEARS OF USE, CAUSED THE HITCH BALL TO SIMPLY WEAR OUT. UPDATED 02/13/13