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egrove
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Apr 29, 2022

Warning for Blue Ox base plates on Honda CR-Vs

Warning to those who tow a Honda CR-V using a Blue Ox base plate. Ours failed while towing. The base plate itself cracked and broke. After doing some some searching I've found others have had the same...
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egrove
Explorer
May 16, 2022
Horsedoc wrote:
What do YOU think caused it?


It appears to be a bad design. The metal used for the drop from the car attachment point to the main cross bar stressed over time and cracked. This has happened to others besides me. I won't buy another.

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