- Vehicles
- 2,109
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 July 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Masterlock 2868AT
What the defect is
Certain masterlock bike carriers, model 2868AT, sold from january 6 and july 8, 2005. The bike carrier have a vertical support tube connected to a horizontal tube with a pin. The vertical support tube may break in the area where the pin goes through the tube. If the vertical support tube breaks, the car carrier may disengage from the vehicle, and the bicycles can fall onto the roadway. This recall does not apply to product number 2868AT bike carriers sold in 2004. The 2004 model bike carrier does not have a gusset and has three tightening knobs. The 2005 model - the version which is the subject of this recall - has a gusset and two tightening knobs.
What could happen
This condition could result in a vehicle crash or possible injury to pedestrians nearby.
What gets fixed
MASTERLOCK WILL REPLACE THE BIKE RACK WITH AN IMPROVED RACK. MASTERLOCK WILL RECALL THE PRODUCT AND REIMBURSE CONSUMERS. CUSTOMERS ARE TO RETURN THE CARRIER TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 25, 2005.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 July 2005
- Owners notified25 July 2005
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 15 July 2005.
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 masterlock at 800-308-9244.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MASTERLOCK CO.
- 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
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://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.