Thule Domestique, model year 9999. Filed by Thule, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 May 2010. 4,457 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Thule, inc. is recalling certain model domestique, p/n 513, aftermaket rooftop bicycle carriers. the fork head boss may fail while tightening it to the front mounting plate of the carrier.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10E020 cover?
- Thule Domestique.
- What is wrong with them?
- THULE, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL DOMESTIQUE, P/N 513, AFTERMAKET ROOFTOP BICYCLE CARRIERS. THE FORK HEAD BOSS MAY FAIL WHILE TIGHTENING IT TO THE FRONT MOUNTING PLATE OF THE CARRIER.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE BIKE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. THULE WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT CONTAINING A NEW BOSS HEAD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THULE AT 1-800-848-5322.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE BIKE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10E020 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | THULE, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Mechanical:Carrier/Rack |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 May 2010 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | THULE DOMESTIQUE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE BIKE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
THULE WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT CONTAINING A NEW BOSS HEAD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THULE AT 1-800-848-5322.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 10E020, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10e020/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Thule notices we hold
- 22E091: Thule Range, Camber 2, and Camber 4 bike carriers
- 16E053: Sprint bicycle carriers, models 569/569000 and 528, manufactured December 1, 2013 through April 1, 2016
All 3 Thule campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10E020 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
3014d25e - Consequence
4e703c0c - Remedy
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