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2011 Tow Ready T-One Connector Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Aug 23, 2019
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2011 Tow Ready T-One Connector, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Other / unspecified1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED A TOW BLAZER INC. EZ-HAUL CAR TOW DOLLY, MODEL: EZTD (NA) WITH A HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE TOWING A VEHICLE, THE TIE DOWN STRAPS, COTTER PIN, AND HOOKS LOOSENED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED BECAME LOOSE AND UNSTABLE. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE TOW STRAPS BECAME SHREDDED BY THE ROAD SURFACE AFTER THEY LOOSENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOW DOLLY WAS SECURED BY A SINGLE CHAIN THAT WAS THE SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOW RAMPS WERE UNABLE TO BE SECURED TO THE TOW DOLLY AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROADWAY DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THE TOW DOLLY WAS NOT REPAIRED. *TT *AS *TR

NHTSA ID 11246095 · filed Aug 23, 2019

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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