22E043 – Grill Guard Mounting Bracket May Break – Curt Retrac Maglatch Bracket Kits

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May 23, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22E043000

Grill Guard Mounting Bracket May Break

A bent or broken mounting bracket can cause damage to the grill guard, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22E043

Manufacturer Lippert

Components STRUCTURE

Potential Number of Units Affected 52

 

Summary

Lippert Components, Inc. (DBA Curt by Lippert) is recalling certain Curt Retrac Maglatch Bracket Kits, with part number 207980, sold for use with Protec series grill guards on 2021 Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 tractor trailers. The mounting bracket metal may fracture, causing the bracket to bend or break.

 

Remedy

Curt by Lippert will mail new bracket kits with replacement instructions, free of charge. Owners notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Curt by Lippert at (877) 287-8634. Lippert’s number for this recall is 2022-01-CURT.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

 

NHTSA Safety Recall:  22E-043
Date: June 23, 2022
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OEM CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION

This Customer Notification is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the United States National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

 

REASON FOR THIS RECALL

Lippert has conducted a thorough investigation and determined an issue which relates to motor vehicle safety may exist in an aftermarket component sold by our Curt Products group.  This is related to our Curt/Retrac Maglatch Bracket Kit, Part Number 207980 and the possibility of the mounting bracket metal fracturing due to an incomplete or short weld.  Our records indicate your company purchased one or more of the involved Curt/Retrac Maglatch Bracket kits built between 06/20/2021 and 02/28/2022 which are the subject of this recall. The Curt/Retrac Maglatch Bracket kits sold to you which are subject to the recall are listed in detail in a spreadsheet included with this notice.  If these products are still in your inventory, you must not sell or install these into units. It is a violation of federal law to sell any of the listed kits covered by this recall.

 

WHAT WE WILL DO

Lippert will replace the kits supplied to you or will issue a refund and cover the freight costs involved to have the original kits returned to our facility.  Lippert will also issue reimbursements for any costs involved in removing this bracket from a consumer’s vehicle.  Any parts which may be determined to be needed for the remedy are currently available.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

You or your dealer should remove the product if it is installed on a vehicle.  Lippert’s Customer Service department may be reached via email at recall@lci1.com or via phone at 574-538-4514 if there are any questions.  Lippert does not require advance contact or a pre-auth be obtained; labor allowance for the product to be removed or replaced on a vehicle is 0.5 hours with the original grill guard required to be returned.

 

If you are not satisfied, we have done our best to remedy this situation, you may submit a written complaint to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.  You may call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153) or go to https://safercar.gov. Federal regulations require that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days.

 

We regret any inconvenience this concern may cause you.  As we are sure you will appreciate, the safety and quality of our products are of the utmost importance to us.  Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this matter.

 

Sincerely,

 

Lippert Components, Inc.

 

Corporate Headquarters  I  4100 Edison Lakes Parkway, Mishawaka, IN 46545  I  Phone 574.535.1125

 


Chronology :

03/23/2022: Customer reported issue of bracket failure to Curt Customer Service.

04/04/2022: Customer sent photos of brackets and guard indicating bracket failure was not the result of an
impact

04/04/2022: Second customer reports bracket failure

04/05/2022: Field inspection of existing brackets by Engineering and Quality in Sioux Falls SD

04/06/2022: Meeting held with Quality, Engineering, Production and product teams to review the two customer reports.

04/06/2022: On hand inventory of 207980 put on quality hold

04/11/2022: Second field inspection of brackets by Engineering and Quality in Sheldon IA

04/18/2022: Third report of bracket concern received.

4/21/2022: Decision made to redesign 207980

4/22/2022: Redesign completed

4/27/2022: Internal Notification sent by Curt Team

05/02/2022: Safety Committee Informed

05/10/2022: Safety Committee Review and Discussion

05/13/2022: Decision to issue formal recall

 


1 Affected Product

Equipment

BRAND PART NO. PRODUCTION DATES
CURT RETRAC MAGLATCH BRACKET KIT

 


4 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22E043-6380.PDF 214.437KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22E043-5089.pdf 700.679KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22E043-7018.pdf 522.507KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22E043-0301.PDF 211.124KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22E043&docType=RCL

 


 

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