- Vehicles
- 2,724
- Built between
- Jan 2015 – Jul 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 September 2015
- Repaired
- 33%
- Unrepaired
- 1,838
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2015 and July 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Reese Explore Bike CarrierBuilt January 2015 to July 2015
Repair progress
1,838 of 2,724 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
33% repaired — 886 of 2,724 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
Cequent Consumer Products, Inc. (Cequent) is recalling certain model Reese Explore Bike Carriers, part numbers 1392900 (two-bike trunk mount bike carrier), 1393100 (four-bike hitch mount bike carrier), and 6314400 (four-bike hitch mount bike carrier), manufactured from January 1, 2015, through July 17, 2015. The affected bike carriers have cradles that may have been molded incorrectly, which can cause the cradle to rip and fail.
What could happen
If the cradle fails, a bicycle on the cradle may partially or fully fall from the rack, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Cequent will notify owners and will provide a cradle replacement kit. The recall began September 28, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2015 to July 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 September 2015
- Owners notified28 September 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 33% 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 10 September 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 Cequent customer service at 1-877-208-2573 or by email at returnsprocessing@cequentgroup.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Cequent Consumer 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.