2013 BIG TEX 10PI Structurebody Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Structurebody Issues in the 2013 BIG TEX 10PI
1 structurebody complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 BIG TEX 10PI. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Structurebody Complaints
DRIVING DOWN RT 287 IN BRIDGEWATER, NJ AND BOTH BACK LOCKS, ON THE TRAILER, SHEARED OFF ALLOWING THE GATE TO SLAM OPEN AT 65 MPH AND HAVE A LARGE PORTION OF THE PRODUCTS I WAS CARRYING. EVERYTHING FROM A LARGE EXECUTIVE DESK, TO A LAZY-BOY-CHAIR AND SOME KITCHEN ITEMS ALL CAME CRASHING DOWN INTO THE STREET WITH THE BACK GATE NOW OPEN. THE CHAIR AND DESK WAS SMASHED TO BITS. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY WERE RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES, AND EVERYTHING I OWNED THAT FELL OUT WAS RUINED. AFTER PULLING OVER, TURNING AROUND AND COMING BACK TO TRY TO REMOVE SOME OF THE BELONGINGS FROM AN INSANELY BUSY HIGHWAY, I CALLED THE LOCATION WHERE I BROUGHT THE BIG TEX TRAILER - HECHT TRAILERS 2075 U.S. 9, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755 - (800) 392-6829. ON THE PHONE, THEY MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL...