This was a significant…
This was a significant failure. This type of situation could have occurred in a legit street use, such as a 7500 lb trailer hitting the curb or large obstacle in the road. Should the entire hitch/bumper assembly <em>SEPARATE</em> from the vehicle and let the trailer go wild? The emergency trailer brakes would not activate because all of the chains and safety cables would still be attached. A regarding repair, please explain how "you can break off a section of the giga cast and replace only that part." This is a pipe dream not supported by any evidence or fact. How are you gonig to break it off cleanly, and then reattach? Cast aluminum is not an easily welded material.