{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10313140,"manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/09/2010","vin":"46CFB08118M","components":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"2008 C & W UTILITY TRAILER. *DT  THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY CHAINS BROKE OFF THE UTILITY TRAILER AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE LATCH ON THE COUPLER; AND WHEN PLACING THE TRAILER ON THE 2 INCH BALL, THE LATCH DID NOT CLOSE ON THE BALL EASILY. THERE WAS A SPRING LOADED HOOK THAT FIT INTO THE LOCKING BRACKET. THAT HOOK DID NOT STAY IN THE BRACKET BECAUSE THE SPRING THAT WAS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE WAS WEAK. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE SPRING DID NOT HAVE THE TENSION IT NEEDED TO HOLD THE HOOK IN THE CLOSED POSITION, WHICH ALLOWED THE HOOK TO COME OUT OF THE BRACKET AND THEN THE LATCH OPENED ON THE BALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MANY REASONS WHY THE COUPLER UN-LATCHED FROM THE BALL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE WRONG SIZE BALL. THE SAFETY CHAINS WERE SPOT WELDED TO THE TONGUE AND UNDERSIZED FOR THE TRAILER. THE CHAINS ON THE TRAILER WERE RATED 800 POUNDS. ONE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THE USE OF CHAINS THAT WERE RATED EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN TWICE THE MAXIMUM GROSS TRAILER WEIGHT RATING.  WITH THE TRAILER, AT 2950 GVWR THE CHAINS WERE SLIGHTLY OVER HALF THE 2950 POUNDS.  THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE COUPLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE SAFETY CHAINS COULD NOT PREVENT THE TRAILER FROM BREAKING AWAY FROM THE TRAILER UNDER ALMOST ANY SITUATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 15-20 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE TRAILER WAS EMPTY. IT BROKE LOOSE WHEN HE CUT A CORNER TOO CLOSE AND THE RR TRAILER TIRE WENT OVER THE CURB. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT USE A SAFETY PIN. HE NEGLECTED TO PLACE IT, SINCE HE ONLY HAD TO TRAVEL 10 BLOCKS.   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]}]}