Component
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SPARE TIRE MOUNT/RACK
1 NHTSA complaints about equipment:mechanical:spare tire mount/rack issues across 1 makes and 1 models.
Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
ODI category EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SPARE TIRE MOUNT/RACK
1 filings · 1 models · 1 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 1 ODI rows
- MODELS 1 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 1 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
- RANK #666 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries
Filing-volume peers
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SPARE TIRE MOUNT/RACK sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#666 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 1 models). Open Lexus RX (category leader) →
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SPARE TIRE MOUNT/RACK model-concentration reading
The standout signal for equipment:mechanical:spare tire mount/rack is model concentration: Lexus RX accounts for 1 filings (100.0% of this category) out of 1 total.
Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.
Next step: compare Lexus RX against AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:REAR PASSENGER on filing totals before treating equipment:mechanical:spare tire mount/rack volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexus RX |
Related Vehicle Components
Verify with NHTSA · consumer-reported counts are not verified defect findings.