MY BRAKES STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO PERFORM QUICK STOPS. I ADJUSTED THEM, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE OF 4 APPEARED TO WORK CAUSING THAT ONE TO LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE WIRES GOING INTO THE ELECTRIC BRAKE MAGNET COIL LOST CONNECTION WHEN MOVING THEM. I DISASSEMBLED THE MAGNETS AND FOUND QUICK CONNECTORS INSIDE THE COIL. THESE ARE DEXTER AXLES AND ARE VERY COMMON ON MOST RV TRAILERS SO THIS IS PROBABLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY HARD PROBLEM TO SEE BECAUSE THE PART IS ENCASED INSIDE THE MAGNET COIL. YOU HAVE TO DESTROY THE MAGNET TO EVEN SEE THE PART. I MADE A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE TO TRY TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THIS, BUT I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STEP IN AND MAKE THE MANUFACTURER STOP USING THESE QUICK CONNECTORS. NOTE, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTION WHERE THE COIL WIRES ARE JOINED TO THE TRAILER WIRING. THE PROBLEM IS INSIDE THE MAGNET WHERE THE MANUFACTURER JOINS THEIR WIRES TO THE SMALL COIL WIRES. YOU CAN WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UPHHT_383-4

NHTSA ODI #11076360

Official recalls

05V418000 · Wheels:rim

Sep 21, 2005

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS, THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. THE WHEEL MAY WOBBLE AND CAUSE A VIBRATION OR THE MOUNTED TIRE COULD LOSE AIR CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: MONACO IS WORKING WITH TREDIT TIRE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

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NHTSA investigations

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