NHTSA recall campaign
96E034000
ManufacturerTREK BICYCLE CORPORATIONReported1996-11-07Affected3,296 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE SWING ARM OF THE CAR RACK CAN PREMATURELY DISENGAGE CAUSING THE CAR RACK TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE.
Risk
IF THE CAR RACK DISENGAGES FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CARGO CAN FALL ONTO THE ROADWAY CAUSING A HAZARD TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES AND/OR PEDESTRIANS NEARBY.
Manufacturer remedy
TREK BICYCLE IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THESE CAR RACKS AND WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNERS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.