- Vehicles
- 3,468
- Built between
- Jan 2015 – May 2015
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 June 2015
- Repaired
- 40%
- Unrepaired
- 2,067
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2015 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Yakima Q-TowerBuilt January 2015 to May 2015
- Yakima Q-Tower Stripped ReplaceBuilt April 2015 to April 2015
Repair progress
2,067 of 3,468 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
40% repaired — 1,401 of 3,468 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Yakima Products, Inc. (Yakima) is recalling certain Q-Tower Roof Racks, part numbers 8000124 and 8000135, manufactured January 26, 2015, to May 26, 2015, and Q-Tower Stripped Replacement towers, part number 8880048, manufactured April 1, 2015, to April 15, 2015. The affected roof racks have crossbar clamping wedges that may slide on the crossbars during the installation process, causing the rack to have a loose fit on the vehicle.
What could happen
A rack that does not snugly fit the roof may eject from the vehicle while it is in motion increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Yakima will notify owners and will provide owners with proper crossbar clamping wedges, free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2015 to May 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 2015
- Owners notified17 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 40% repaired
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 12 June 2015.
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 Yakima customer service at 1-888-266-3085 or email them at qtowerrecall@yakima.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Yakima Products, 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
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.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.