- Vehicles
- 28,000
- Built between
- Jul 2014 – Jan 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 June 2015
- Repaired
- 57%
- Unrepaired
- 9,553
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2014 and January 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- U-Haul Power Tow Towing Starter KIT TS2Built July 2014 to January 2015
Repair progress
9,553 of 28,000 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
57% repaired — 15,988 of 28,000 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 2,459
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
CURT Manufacturing LLC (CURT) is recalling certain U-Haul Power Tow Towing Starter Kits, part number TS2, manufactured July 1, 2014, to January 31, 2015. The ball mount tongue in the affected products may break at the bend if the trailer being towed is loaded to the ball mounts maximum rating.
What could happen
If the ball mount tongue breaks, the trailer may disengage from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
CURT will notify owners and will replace the ball mount assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on June 18, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2014 to January 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 May 2015
- Owners notified18 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 57% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 May 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact CURT customer service at 1-844-770-6145.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Curt Manufacturing LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.