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2017 Mini COUNTRYMAN Trailer Hitches Recall


NHTSA Recall #	126405
NHTSA Compaign #	17E051000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	Curt Manufacturing LLC
Supplier	MINI
Brand	MINI
Model	COUNTRYMAN
Model Year	2017
Component	TRAILER HITCHES
Date of notification	20/10/17
Begin date of manufacuring	22/03/23
End date of manufacturing	22/03/23
Type of recall	E
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	17/09/17
Report created	19/09/17
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	166
Defect summary	Curt manufacturing llc (curt) is recalling certain class 1 trailer hitches, part number 11451, sold for installation on 2016-2018 mini cooper clubman and countryman vehicles. The vehicles may have inadequate structure points for the trailer hitch mounting, causing the hitch to sag under to certain loads and possibly separate from the vehicle.
Consequence summary	If the trailer hitch sags or separates from the vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Corrective action	Curt will notify owners, and dealers will provide a replacement hitch, free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2017. Owners may contact curt customer service at 1-800-798-0813.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 Mini COUNTRYMAN Trailer Hitches Recall

2017 Mini COUNTRYMAN Trailer Hitches Recall

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