2019 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW Trailer Hitches Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Trailer Hitches Issues in the 2019 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW
1 trailer hitches complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Trailer Hitches Complaints
While driving on [XXX] in Alabama, the pin attaching tow bar to receiver hitch broke appartently due to "ovaling out" of the steel hole on one side of the tow bar. The Jeep Grand Cherokee I was towing came loose as a result and was only secured by the safety chains. Both the Jeep and the RV were damaged and had to be repaired. Fortunately no one was injured but the situation could have easily turned deadly for those following me on the interstate. I reported the incident to Blue Ox and they responded that it was due to the wrong size pin, wrong size hitch for the receiver, or "excessive braking". The pin was the one provided by Blue Ox with the tow bar and the hitch is correctly sized according to the RV company that installed it. Therefore, they are blaming the incident on "excessive braking" which is...