EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Roof rack Thule “Rapid Fixpoint XT” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01200/20
Summary
As the batch of screws in the mounting kit does not meet the specification, the roof rack system may not be properly secured to the vehicle. As a result, the roof rack system might become detached from the vehicle and the luggage on it (bicycle carriers and bicycles, roof boxes, etc.) could fall onto the road, endangering the following traffic.
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Product
Roof rack — Thule
- Brand
- Thule
- Name / model
- Rapid Fixpoint XT · Model numbers: 3049, 3073, 3123, 3130, 3136, 3144
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Roof rack for attaching loads to the roof of a vehicle.
- Production dates: Sales period: from 16 December 2019
What is the risk?
- As the batch of screws in the mounting kit does not meet the specification, the roof rack system may not be properly secured to the vehicle. As a result, the roof rack system might become detached from the vehicle and the luggage on it (bicycle carriers and bicycles, roof boxes, etc.) could fall onto the road, endangering the following traffic.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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