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Two canoes flew off and landed on u.s. 191.all connections of the yakima landing pads 1, #8000221 (pads), to the yakima control tower set of 4, #8000214 (towers), failed.we attached new pads to the tracks on our pickup?s topper, connected new towers to the pads, and inserted used yakima 48? crossbars, #8000408 (crossbars), into the towers.we lashed two canoes to the crossbars and drove without incident 177 miles from la plata, nm to moab, ut on april 6th.we canoed the green river.on april 16th, we re-lashed the canoes to drive back to la plata.at 5 pm 100? north of the intersection of u.s. 191 and ut 211 at 60 ? 65 mph with no or little wind without any warning, we heard a loud whoosh.both canoes and all four towers were gone!the canoes were in the southbound lane.three women from the car waiting to turn onto u.s. 191 ran to the canoes (still lashed to the crossbars), and pulled them onto the shoulder.this intersection can not be seen by a south-bound vehicle until it clears the crest of the ridge about 200 yards to the north.yakima gives no lashing directions or rack weight limitation.neither canoe extended past the front of the cab.one was lashed right side up.they did not vibrate.the canoes weigh 145 lbs.the metallic towers insert into a slot in the non-metallic pads.they connect when two non-metallic, ? long pins cam out as each tower is rotated up.connecting the towers to pads is easy but the connection design and materials are weak.fragments of the two front towers were on the pavement.one front tower pin sheared.the right rear pad has a vertical crack and is bowed up slightly in the middle. Our vehicle was not damaged.thus, the tower/pad connections all failed almost simultaneously.had the tower metal failed first, part of each front towers would still be on the pads.both canoes were damaged by the impact.had a small car closed up to pass, they could have gone through its wind shield!
Two canoes flew off and landed on u.s. 191.all connections of the yakima landing pads 1, #8000221 (pads), to the yakima control tower set of 4, #8000214 (towers), failed.we attached new pads to the tracks on our pickup?s topper, connected new towers to the pads, and inserted used yakima 48? crossbars, #8000408 (crossbars), into the towers.we lashed two canoes to the crossbars and drove without incident 177 miles from la plata, nm to moab, ut on april 6th.we canoed the green river.on april 16th, we re-lashed the canoes to drive back to la plata.at 5 pm 100? north of the intersection of u.s. 191 and ut 211 at 60 ? 65 mph with no or little wind without any warning, we heard a loud whoosh.both canoes and all four towers were gone!the canoes were in the southbound lane.three women from the car waiting to turn onto u.s. 191 ran to the canoes (still lashed to the crossbars), and pulled them onto the shoulder.this intersection can not be seen by a south-bound vehicle until it clears the crest of the ridge about 200 yards to the north.yakima gives no lashing directions or rack weight limitation.neither canoe extended past the front of the cab.one was lashed right side up.they did not vibrate.the canoes weigh 145 lbs.the metallic towers insert into a slot in the non-metallic pads.they connect when two non-metallic, ? long pins cam out as each tower is rotated up.connecting the towers to pads is easy but the connection design and materials are weak.fragments of the two front towers were on the pavement.one front tower pin sheared.the right rear pad has a vertical crack and is bowed up slightly in the middle. Our vehicle was not damaged.thus, the tower/pad connections all failed almost simultaneously.had the tower metal failed first, part of each front towers would still be on the pads.both canoes were damaged by the impact.had a small car closed up to pass, they could have gone through its wind shield!
The contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that he attempted to place a yakima bike rack on the roof of his vehicle but the front and rear clips failed to connect properly. The retailer was contacted and informed the contact that the manufacturer ensured that the rack was adequate enough to function properly. The rack was not replaced.
Two canoes flew off and landed on u.s. 191.all connections of the yakima landing pads 1, #8000221 (pads), to the yakima control tower set of 4, #8000214 (towers), failed.we attached new pads to the tracks on our pickup?s topper, connected new towers to the pads, and inserted used yakima 48? crossbars, #8000408 (crossbars), into the towers.we lashed two canoes to the crossbars and drove without incident 177 miles from la plata, nm to moab, ut on april 6th.we canoed the green river.on april 16th, we re-lashed the canoes to drive back to la plata.at 5 pm 100? north of the intersection of u.s. 191 and ut 211 at 60 ? 65 mph with no or little wind without any warning, we heard a loud whoosh.both canoes and all four towers were gone!the canoes were in the southbound lane.three women from the car waiting to turn onto u.s. 191 ran to the canoes (still lashed to the crossbars), and pulled them onto the shoulder.this intersection can not be seen by a south-bound vehicle until it clears the crest of the ridge about 200 yards to the north.yakima gives no lashing directions or rack weight limitation.neither canoe extended past the front of the cab.one was lashed right side up.they did not vibrate.the canoes weigh 145 lbs.the metallic towers insert into a slot in the non-metallic pads.they connect when two non-metallic, ? long pins cam out as each tower is rotated up.connecting the towers to pads is easy but the connection design and materials are weak.fragments of the two front towers were on the pavement.one front tower pin sheared.the right rear pad has a vertical crack and is bowed up slightly in the middle. Our vehicle was not damaged.thus, the tower/pad connections all failed almost simultaneously.had the tower metal failed first, part of each front towers would still be on the pads.both canoes were damaged by the impact.had a small car closed up to pass, they could have gone through its wind shield!
Two canoes flew off and landed on u.s. 191.all connections of the yakima landing pads 1, #8000221 (pads), to the yakima control tower set of 4, #8000214 (towers), failed.we attached new pads to the tracks on our pickup?s topper, connected new towers to the pads, and inserted used yakima 48? crossbars, #8000408 (crossbars), into the towers.we lashed two canoes to the crossbars and drove without incident 177 miles from la plata, nm to moab, ut on april 6th.we canoed the green river.on april 16th, we re-lashed the canoes to drive back to la plata.at 5 pm 100? north of the intersection of u.s. 191 and ut 211 at 60 ? 65 mph with no or little wind without any warning, we heard a loud whoosh.both canoes and all four towers were gone!the canoes were in the southbound lane.three women from the car waiting to turn onto u.s. 191 ran to the canoes (still lashed to the crossbars), and pulled them onto the shoulder.this intersection can not be seen by a south-bound vehicle until it clears the crest of the ridge about 200 yards to the north.yakima gives no lashing directions or rack weight limitation.neither canoe extended past the front of the cab.one was lashed right side up.they did not vibrate.the canoes weigh 145 lbs.the metallic towers insert into a slot in the non-metallic pads.they connect when two non-metallic, ? long pins cam out as each tower is rotated up.connecting the towers to pads is easy but the connection design and materials are weak.fragments of the two front towers were on the pavement.one front tower pin sheared.the right rear pad has a vertical crack and is bowed up slightly in the middle. Our vehicle was not damaged.thus, the tower/pad connections all failed almost simultaneously.had the tower metal failed first, part of each front towers would still be on the pads.both canoes were damaged by the impact.had a small car closed up to pass, they could have gone through its wind shield!
The contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that he attempted to place a yakima bike rack on the roof of his vehicle but the front and rear clips failed to connect properly. The retailer was contacted and informed the contact that the manufacturer ensured that the rack was adequate enough to function properly. The rack was not replaced.
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