2002 GMC SIERRA Trailer Hitches Problems

1 NHTSA complaint on file

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Trailer Hitches Issues in the 2002 GMC SIERRA

1 trailer hitches complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 GMC SIERRA. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Trailer Hitches Complaints

#10165311 | Crash
I WAS TOWING MY 33 FT 2000 THOR TRAVEL TRAILER, USING MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD CREW CAB DIESEL TRUCK. AS I PULLED INTO MY STORAGE LOT THE TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED TO A FACTORY INSTALLED LOAD LEVELER TRAILER HITCH COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. THE SAFETY CHAINS AND THE SAFETY BRAKE PULL WIRE WERE ALL ATTACHED TO THE HITCH RECEIVER. SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRAILER SEPARATED FROM THE TRUCK WITH NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT ATTACHED. THE TRAILER CRASHED TO THE GROUND DAMAGING THE FRONT TOWING PART OF THE TRAILER, SLIDE OUT HYDRAULICS AND AIR CONDITIONER SO FAR. I TOOK THE GMC TRUCK AND THE BROKEN HITCH TO RYDEL GMC IN VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE WELD HAD NEVER TAKEN BECAUSE THERE WAS PAINT BETWEEN THE WELD AND THE TRUCK BODY. RYDEL SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT THE FACTORY REP TO GET...

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