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2012 Ez Loader Boat Trailer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 5, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 12, 2015

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Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Ez Loader Boat Trailer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 5, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 EZ LOADER BOAT TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, THE ENTIRE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND FRACTURED FROM THE AXLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID
11003008
Incident
Jul 2, 2017
Brakes
Filed Sep 1, 2015

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY ON E Z LOADER BOAT TRAILER SINCE I FIRST USED IT TO PLACE MY BOAT INTO THE OCEAN. I WOULD HOSE OFF THE BRAKES AND WHEELS AT THE RAMP WITH FRESH WATER AFTER LAUNCHING AND RETRIVING THE BOAT. I HAVE USED SOAP FROM MY PRESSURE WASHER WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOME WHICH IS WITHIN A MILE OF THE RAMP.THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO LOCK UP. I HAND TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE HUBS TO FREE THEM UP EACH TIME I HAD PARKED THE TRAILER. I TOOK MY BOAT TRAILER TO A TRAILER REPAIR FACILITY ON 8-26-2015 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SEIZED AND NOT FUNCTIONING. THEY POINTED OUT THAT ALL OF THE HARDWARE HAD RUSTED AND THE RUBBER SEALS HAD CRACKED RENDERING THE BRAKES IN-OPERATIVE. I CALLED THE E Z LOADER COMPANY IN WA STATE AND SPOKE TO THE WARRANTY MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THEY SELL A BOAT TRAILER THEY DON'T KNOW HOW IT WILL BE USED? HE STATED THEY DO SELL TO THE US GOVT AND HAVE TO SUPPLY STAINLEES STEEL HARDWARE THAT DOES PREVENT CORROSION AND WILL OPERATE SAFELY IN SALT WATER. ALTHOUGH MY TRAILER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY HE OFFERED TO SEND ME REPLACEMENT HARDWARE. I ASKED HIM IF IT WOULD BE STAINLESS HARDWARE THAT THEY INSTALLED ON THE US GOVT. TRAILERS AND HE SAID NO. IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS I HAD ALLREADY HAD. I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE WASTING TIME AND MONEY TO PUT DEFECTIVE BRAKE PARTS BACK ON THE TRAILER. I PAID $1,786.04 TO HAVE STAINLESS KODIAK PARTS INSTALLED THAT ARE WARRANTED FOR TEN YEARS. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER OF A LARGE BOAT DEALER IN THE BOSTON, MA AREA AND HE STATED THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRAILERS. HE DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SOLUTION IN UTILIZING STAINLESS HARDWARE.

NHTSA ID
10760660
Incident
Aug 26, 2015
Mileage
400 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 12, 2015

TRAILER SURGE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. TRUCK SWERVED/WAS PUSHED ONTO THE SHOULDER THEN INTO OPPOSITE LANE. WHEN TRAILER WAS INSPECTED LATER THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. ADDITIONALLY THE U-BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ROLLERS ARE ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. FAILURE OF THESE BOLTS WILL RESULT IN THE BOAT COMING OFF THE TRAILER.

NHTSA ID
10748096
Incident
Aug 2, 2015
Mileage
500 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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