Yakima Equipment

Yakima is recalling about 3,184 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the rear wheel tray separates from the bike rack while a bicycle is attached to it, the rear bicycle wheel may drag on the road while the vehicle is moving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18E038000
Manufacturer
Yakima Products, Inc.
Reported
31 May 2018
Vehicles
3,184
Built between
Mar 2018 – Apr 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 June 2018
Repaired
64%
Unrepaired
1,111

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Yakima Holdup EVO Bike RackBuilt March 2018 to April 2018

Repair progress

1,111 of 3,184 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

64% repaired — 2,026 of 3,184 reported

Owners not reachable
47

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 HoldUp Evo hitch-mounted bike racks, part number 802479-2482. The rear tire tray may separate from the bike rack while the vehicle is moving.

What could happen

If the rear wheel tray separates from the bike rack while a bicycle is attached to it, the rear bicycle wheel may drag on the road while the vehicle is moving, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Yakima has notified owners, and will provide owners with a repair kit that will secure the rear bicycle wheel rear tray, free of charge. The recall began on June 6, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to April 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA31 May 2018
  3. Owners notified6 June 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 64% 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 31 May 2018.

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. Yakima's number for this recall is HU2018.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
HU2018
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.

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