Off Pavement wrote:
I am curious about your statement the device is no longer made, and wonder where that information comes from?
My first plan was to move my 2007-vintage UTB from my old Jeep to my new Jeep, but I wanted to verify that it's smart and practical to do this. So in the past couple of weeks I called my original Unified Tow Brake dealer, and some other UTB "premier" dealers (as listed on UTB's site in bold blue). I specifically asked about parts availability (because my original UTB control module had burned out a couple of years ago). Each of the dealers told me of a recent lawsuit between the product's inventor and the separate business that has been the product's seller for many years. They say the seller lost the suit, and can no longer sell the UTB product, only whatever spare parts it has on hand...until they run out.
Moving to my Plan B, I started calling other brake system manufacturers for info, and mentioned that I had been using UTB. One of the manufacturers confirmed the lawsuit story, saying he knows the inventor, and was offered the chance to take over UTB selling but declined.
I suppose UTB might find a new seller to work with, because it seems to be a superior brake system design, but I can't wait. Of course, I haven't researched the actual lawsuit nor contacted the inventor of UTB, just reporting what I've been told. If anyone else wants to dig deeper, please share what you learn.
