2009 YAKIMA RACK AND ROLL Problems & Recalls
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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 WH...
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...
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...
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...
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...