2009 Yakima Rack And Roll

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment adaptive/mobility. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack	1		0	0	0
Equipment	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs10V412000

Filed Sep 14, 20101,511 vehiclesYakima Products, Inc.

Defect. YAKIMA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 RACK AND ROLL EQUIPMENT TRAILERS, PART NUMBERS 8008106 AND 8008107, SIZE 66"/250 LB AND 78"/300 LB. THE TRAILER'S WHEEL(S) CAN SEPARATE FROM THE TRAILER WHILE DRIVING.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL WOULD CAUSE THE TRAILER TO BECOME UNSTABLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. YAKIMA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL PROVIDE A TRAILER AXLE UPGRADE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT YAKIMA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-925-4621.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack

Filed Feb 19, 2015FL

ON JULY 22, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON RT 95 IN CT WHEN THE KAYAK ON TOP OF MY CAR CAME OFF AND WENT SLIDING DOWN I-95. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NO WAS HURT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FAILURE OF A YAKIMA-SUPPLIED CAM STRAP. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OFTEN THESE STRAPS FAIL, BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW GONE BACK TO USING MARINE ROPE TO ATTACH MY KAYAK, AND I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 10,000 MILES WITH THIS SETUP AND NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM. *TR

Equipment

Filed Oct 13, 2011VA

I TRIED TO INSTALL A YAKIMA ROOF RACK ON A NAKED ROOF. THE Q TOWERS CONNECT THE CROSS-BARS TO THE CLIPS THAT ATTACH TO THE ROOF. THE ROOF RACK IS SECURED BY SNAPPING THE CAM COVERS THAT ARE PART OF THE Q TOWERS. WITH THE Q TOWERS THAT I PURCHASED, I WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY SNAP THE CAM COVERS AS THEIR SHAPE WAS NOT RIGHT. I BORROWED Q TOWERS FROM A FRIEND WHO HAD AN OLDER MODEL AND COULD INSTALL THE BARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. WITHOUT THE CAM COVER FULLY ENGAGED, THE Q TOWERS ARE LOOSE AND THE ROOF RACK COULD DETACH FROM THE ROOF. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 14, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.