- Vehicles
- 166
- Built between
- Sep 2016 – Jul 2017
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 October 2017
- Repaired
- 75%
- Unrepaired
- 17
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2016 and July 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- CURT CLASS1, 11451 HitchBuilt September 2016 to July 2017
- 2016-2018 Mini Clubman
- 2016-2018 Mini Countryman
Repair progress
17 of 166 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.
75% repaired — 125 of 166 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 24
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 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.
What could happen
If the trailer hitch sags or separates from the vehicle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Curt will notify owners, and dealers will provide a replacement hitch, free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2016 to July 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 September 2017
- Owners notified20 October 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 75% 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 17 September 2017.
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 1-800-798-0813.
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.