Complaint 478752
1994 FORD F-350 • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY • incident Aug 28, 2002
- Complaint ID
- 478752
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- F-350
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Incident Date
- Aug 28, 2002
- Date Received
- Jun 8, 2004
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Owner Narrative
THE HOMESTEADER 820CT 2000 TRAILER IS BEING TOWED BY THE TRUCK CHAISE LISTED BELOW. THE TRAILERS TIRES ARE CAVING INWARDS AFTER ONLY BEING USED TWICE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE DOUBLE AXLES BENT. A DMV REPRESENTATIVE WEIGHED THE TRAILER LOADED AND FOUND THAT THE TRAILER WAS UNDER LOADED ,AND THE AXLES WEREN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER AND THE AXLE MANUFACTURERS WERE CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD, THEY WERE BLAMING EACH OTHER.*AK
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