- Vehicles
- 300
- Built between
- Mar 1998 – Apr 1998
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 July 1998
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1998 and April 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1998 Hollywood HR300Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR310Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR320Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR400Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR410Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR420Built March 1998 to April 1998
- 1998 Hollywood HR520Built March 1998 to April 1998
What the defect is
Equipment description: bicycle racks. The hitch racks were welded without support gussets and could crack, sag or fall off the vehicle.
What could happen
If the rack fell off the vehicle, damage to following vehicles could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
THESE BICYCLE RACKS WILL BE EXCHANGED WITH NEW RACKS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1998 to April 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 September 1998
- Owners notified13 July 1998
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 2 September 1998.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- HOLLYWOOD ENGINEERING, 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
Distributor notification began july 13, 1998.OWNERS who have one of these bicycle racks should contact hollywood at 1-800-747-4085 to have them exchanged for properly manufactured racks.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.