NHTSA Complaint #10969863 — 2017 CH TRAILERS CH TRAILER

THE BUMPER PULL TRAILER FRAME IS STRUCTURALLY FLAWED CAUSING CONTROL ISSUES (E.G., BOUNCING AND SWAYING WHILE PULLING.) THE AXLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED FURTHER BACK TO ACHIEVE A SAFE TONGUE WEIGHT OF MINIMUM 9% OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT. EMPTY WEIGHT OF TRAILER IS 3,560 LBS (COMMERCIAL WEIGH STATION). THE DISTANCE FROM THE AXLE TO THE REAR OF THE CAMPER BODY IS 205 INCHES. LENGTH FROM CENTER AXLE TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER IS 107 INCHES. THE RESULT IS A NEGATIVE 2% TONGUE WEIGHT. ON CITY STREETS ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD RESULTS IN SEVERE 'PORPOISING' WHICH LIFTS THE REAR OF MY TOW VEHICLE (SILVERADO 2500 HD) AND BOUNCES VIOLENTLY. ON THE HIGHWAY, SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH RESULTS IN A SEVERE SWAYING WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FLIP BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE. IN UTAH, THE INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT IS 70. ANY PASSING 18 WHEEL TRUCK COULD PUSH THE TRAILER OFF THE ROAD. THERE ARE SWAY CONTROL AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION TOOLS (EXPENSIVE) THAT CAN COMPENSATE TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. HOWEVER, A NEGATIVE TONGUE WEIGHT IS A FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED DESIGN AND A SAFETY ISSUE. NOTE THE ATTACHED SIDE VIEW PHOTO. EVEN WITH A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH, THE BACK IS TOO LOW. NOTICE THE AXLE PLACEMENT APPEARS TO BE AT ABOUT 50/50 INSTEAD OF THE SAFE 60/40 INDUSTRY STANDARD. ALSO ATTACHED IS THE COMMERCIAL WEIGH SLIP FROM MC RECYCLING IN OREM UTAH. FIRST VALUE IS MY SILVERADO 2500 HD TRUCK WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED. SECOND, IS THE WEIGHT OF MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE TRAILER. THIRD IS THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER GLEANED FROM THE SCALE MEASUREMENTS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE TRAVEL TRAILER THAT CANNOT SAFELY BE USED FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES. JERRY LABRON RAGON, THE BUILDER, WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN FLAW. I CANNOT SELL THE TRAILER KNOWING ITS SAFETY ISSUES. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A $21,000 LEMON. SHIPPER PICKED UP IN ROSSVILLE, GA ON MARCH 6TH, DELIVERED TO ME IN OREM UT MARCH 12TH. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ *AS