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NHTSA recall 98E026000 · Equipment

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/rack

Hollywood HR300 and 6 more

Reported Sep 2, 1998300 vehicles affectedHOLLYWOOD ENGINEERING, INC.Built Mar 15, 1998 – Apr 30, 1998

The defect

Equipment description: bicycle racks. the hitch racks were welded without support gussets and could crack, sag or fall off the vehicle.

The risk

If the rack fell off the vehicle, damage to following vehicles could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

These bicycle racks will be exchanged with new racks.

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Vehicles in this recall

Hollywood HR300
1998
Hollywood HR310
1998
Hollywood HR320
1998
Hollywood HR400
1998
Hollywood HR410
1998
Hollywood HR420
1998
Hollywood HR520
1998

Notes

Distributor notification began july 13, 1998.owners who have one of these bicycle racks should contact hollywood at 1-800-747-4085 to have them exchanged for properly manufactured racks.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).