2008 RECREATIONAL TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPRING SHACKLE WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED ONTO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. *SMD IT APPEARED THE SPRING SHACKLE WAS SPOT WELDED, INSTEAD OF A SOLID WELD, WHEN FASTENING THE SPRING SHACKLE ONTO THE FRAME. THE SPRING SHACKLE BROKE AT THE SPOT WELD AREA AND DESTROYED A TIRE . IT COST $200 PLUS, TO BUILD A BRACKET TO REPAIR IT, SO THE SPRING SHACKLE COULD BE PUT BACK ON THE TRAILER. IT HAD TO BE DRILLED AND BOLTED ONTO THE FRAME. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10573511
- Incident
- Mar 3, 2014