Thule roof rack fixing kit
The problem
The bolts of the kit may become brittle and break under stress. This could potentially cause the rack to become insecure and fall off the vehicle.
Details
Thule Rapid Fixpoint XT kits, with the following article numbers:
- 3050
- 3056
- 3061
- 3066
- 3068
- 3069
- 3071
- 3077
- 3080
Produced from 1 January 2008 until 28 February 2009.
The following car models are affected:
- Citroen C4 Picasso (07)
- Citroen Grand Picasso (07)
- Ford Mondeo (01-03, 04-07)
- Ford Territory (03-)
- Honda CRV (02-06)
- Hyundai i30 (07-)
- KIA Ceed (07-)
- KIA Proceed (08-)
- Mazda 2 (07-)
- Mazda 3 (04-)
- Mazda 5 (04-)
- Mazda 6 (02-04, 05-07)
- Mazda Atenza (02-07)
- Mazda Axela (04-)
- Mazda CX7 (06-)
- Mazda CX9 (07-)
- Mazda Demio (07-)
- Mazda Premacy (04-)
- Mercedes A class (05-)
- Mercedes B class (05-)
- Mitsubishi Lancer (07-)
- Subaru Impreza (07-)
What to do
Stop using the kit immediately. Contact the retailer the rack was purchased from and they will support you in getting replacement bolts. Or visit www.thule.com/recall for more information.
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