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Thousands of Yakima bike racks under recall

Yakima is recalling about 7,000 bicycle racks used on vehicles with rear-door spare tires.

Published: Feb. 23, 2013 at 12:05 a.m. PST
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Yakima is recalling about 7,000 bicycle racks used on vehicles with rear-door spare tires.

Documents posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Friday say that mounting bolts can break and the bikes can fall from the vehicles and cause a hazard.

The recall affects SpareTime two-bike racks made from Nov. 1, 2011, through Oct. 30, 2012. The manufacture date is printed on a white label on the rack’s mounting plate. Yakima says that only bolts without markings on the heads are affected by the recall.

Customers can call Yakima at 888-925-4621.

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