Andersen Hitch Failure

jbeliera wrote:
Well in trying to put the pieces of this puzzle together: Like one behemoth of a toy hauler; the fact the combination of truck and 5er were moving at how fast we don't know' and the possible cause of the failure being the brakes locking up on heavy 5er then applying that torque and force to a moving truck. Something has got to give. If a company does something about the failure by taking the failure seriously and making some improvements to the strength of the parts in question and improves their design and also make it right to the owner by giving him a new one no question asked what else do you want them to do. I haven't had my Anderson (steel version) very long, but I would hate the thought of creating that scenario with any hitch design and keeping my fingers crossed that everything would be OK. Parts is not just parts as the old saying goes They do fail given the right circumstances. Lesson learned be careful and cognizant of your situation and check and re check the way you hook up your equipment. Follow good habits and you have bad ones then make the change to safer practices.

I agree, I too have not had the Andersen rail mount for that long , but have no concern about the hitch failing, could it fail under certain circumstances , sure it could.

Its real easy to see the picture ,and speculate a failure. The truck is still upright, the fifth wheel is still attached. Apparently no damage other then the hitch. No damage or injuries, sounds like it was far from a failure, from what WE know about what happened.