NHTSA campaign 12E035000 · Equipment recall

YAKIMA PRODUCTS, INC. Recall 12E-035: Vehicle Rooftop Rack System

NHTSA recall 12E035000 is an equipment recall reported by YAKIMA PRODUCTS, INC. on October 2, 2012, with 440 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Focus for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on October 15, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by YAKIMA PRODUCTS, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 12E035000 (also written 12E-035 or 12E035)
Filed by: YAKIMA PRODUCTS, INC.
Report received: October 2, 2012
Potentially affected: 440 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: October 15, 2012
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12E035000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Focus
- 2012, 2013

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12E035000.

Defect description

This recall involves aftermarket parts sold by Yakima Products, Inc. for use on model year 2012 and 2013 Ford Focus vehicles. This recall is being conducted by Yakima, not by Ford. Certain combined Q-Tower and Q128 Clip rooftop rack systems, part numbers 8000124 and 8000728, do not fully contact the door frame.

Safety consequence

Without proper contact of the rooftop rack clip to the door frame, there is insufficient clamping pressure and friction. The system may slide off the vehicle when loaded with accessories, possibly becoming a road hazard to other vehicles or causing injury to pedestrians.

Manufacturer remedy

Yakima will notify owners, and Yakima or a Yakima dealer will refund the purchase of the Q-Tower and Q-128 Clip system. There is no replacement system available for the 2012-2013 model year Ford Focus. The safety recall began on October 15, 2012. Only vehicles equipped with the vehicle rack system are affected. This recall is being conducted by Yakima, not Ford. Owners may contact Yakima at 1-888-925-4621.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12E035000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.