[lbrachfe]

Sounds like the dakota rolled up on the motorcycle because your brake assist (brake buddy) is not working as it should. you said that it has never been activated, yet anytime you are driving and brake the coach it should be activated to the same degree. It is not just for emergency breakaway. It is designed to work in concert with your coach brake system, unless brake buddy makes a very different product than I know of. Overloading and wrong tow height are the 2 main reasons for bar failure and you seem to have stated that you are guilty of these towing a tow sins, but unfortunatley you have paid a high price for it. i have seen pickup trucks with no supplemental brake perched in an engine compartment twice in the past 10 years and those weren't covered by insurance because the supplemental brakes were not hooked up. anything over 2500 pounds in almost all States requires a brake assist.