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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Trailer Hitches. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
300 miles · Jun 14, 2010
Tires
TIRE FAILURE ON WESCO BOAT TRAILER TIRE. TIRE LABELED " TRAIL AMERICA" AND HAS MARKINGS "DOT AAKC" AND APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURER ON 06/04. NOTE TRAILER MANUFACTURER IS "WESCO", A MFG NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUR COMPLAINT FORM SO I PICKED ANOTHER JUST AS PLACE FILLER. ALSO THE TIRE BRAND, TRAIL AMERICA, IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR CHOI…
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TIRE FAILURE ON WESCO BOAT TRAILER TIRE. TIRE LABELED " TRAIL AMERICA" AND HAS MARKINGS "DOT AAKC" AND APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURER ON 06/04. NOTE TRAILER MANUFACTURER IS "WESCO", A MFG NOT AVAILABLE ON YOUR COMPLAINT FORM SO I PICKED ANOTHER JUST AS PLACE FILLER. ALSO THE TIRE BRAND, TRAIL AMERICA, IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR CHOICES EITHER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10336312
Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 2006
Trailer Hitches
DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A TRITON TRAILER, MODEL NUMBER L2512. WHILE PULLING THE EMPTY TRAILER; IT BLEW OVER ONTO ITS SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER LANE. THE TRAILER BROKE FREE OF THE TOWING BALL AND SLID DOWN THE FREEWAY AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING DAMAGE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OWNERS' MA…
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DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A TRITON TRAILER, MODEL NUMBER L2512. WHILE PULLING THE EMPTY TRAILER; IT BLEW OVER ONTO ITS SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER LANE. THE TRAILER BROKE FREE OF THE TOWING BALL AND SLID DOWN THE FREEWAY AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING DAMAGE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OWNERS' MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE SAFETY HAZARDS OF A NO TOW OR UNDER LOADING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10148820
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