- Vehicles
- 245,845
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 June 2007
- 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.
- 2005-2008 Land Rover LR3
- 2006-2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- Thule Expressway
- Thule Hitching Post PRO
- Thule Trailblazer
What the defect is
Certain aftermarket thule hitch style bicycle racks with fold down style bike arms. A pinch bolt exists between the bike arm bracket and the upright assembly of the hitch style bicycle rack.
What could happen
When moving the bike arm bracket to its down position, this pinch point has to potential of causing a severe laceration or amputation to the user's fingertips or hand.
What gets fixed
THULE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 20, 2007.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 July 2007
- Owners notified20 June 2007
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 3 July 2007.
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 can contact thule at 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391). Notes: land rover purchased some of these bike racks for use on their LR3 and range rover sport vehicles, part no. LRNAPBR4. L. L. Bean also sells some of these bike racks under the model name of hitching post pro (WD75, WD76, WD77, WD78, YL05, BBG9, BBH1, BBH2, BBH4), expressway (WD72, WD73, BBH5, BBH6), or trailblazer (WD31, BBH7). Rei has also purchased some of these bike racks under model names: hitching post pro (934, 934XT, 935, 935XT, 936, 936XT, 937, 937XT, 951, 951XT), expressway (995, 995XT, 996, 996XT), and trailblazer (998, 998XT).
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- THULE, INC.
- 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 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.