Bike rack on bumper failure

Does anyone know if Good Sam Extended Service Plan would cover replacement of a camper bumper that is torn off (and does it make a difference if it is the result of an added hitch receiver mounted on)?

I lost a rack with 4 bikes years ago. The bolt on receiver broke. Still no idea when they fell off....scary...

Installed HEAVY duty bolt on hitch rated to tow a car. Had the bike carrier start to break at one of the seems...but didn't loose anything.

Won't do it anymore...too much bouncing back there.

there is just to much pitching movement. Ihave had the rack slap up and dent the trailer back wall. Had the bikes fall off from being shaken violently. Had the paddle mount tear the bumper. Put a hitch on the bow attached the bike rack and had the tranny temp sore. They need to go n the roof with a trule rack or over the tongue!

Good Sam Extended Service Plan would not cover a torn off bumper, due to being loaded with bikes or other reasons. This would not be a mechanical failure, but would be physical damage, and should be covered by your collision insurance carrier.

And still no one considers what the extreme dynamic load is doing to their tires, suspensions, spring hangers, bushings, frame rails and chassis welds (even with a frame mounted hitch)…
I won’t even mention what I think about strapping these loads to the non load bearing rear wall or how unimpressed I am with the idea… but I will say IMO to advocate it to others is a disservice to them, and I don’t care how well you think it is working… how engineering sound is that advise for others and their trailers that you know nothing about…

As for having done it with no problems doesn’t answer the question that these failures occur often enough and on a wide array of brands and models to doubt the virtue of doing it in the first place…

There is no good way to haul weight that is extended that far behind the trailer and the fulcrum… eliminating the bounce helps by reducing the shock by transferring the stress to another area…

In the end it is your nickel, your risk, and your decision to make… oh ya it is your negligence if a failure causes harm to someone else in your travels…

No worries here!

Our bikes travel in the truck bed bungee tied down.

Wow now I am kind of lost. I just bought my first trailer and thought that's where the bike would go. I guess not till I understand how to do it right.