I'm not sure whether something like this has been posted before (nothing came up on my search) or if anyone has this happened to their racks, but if you have a prinsu style roofrack, I would make it a habit of inspecting it, specially if heavily loaded. These aren't my pictures.
Cracked roofrack
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It looks like it is happening in two different places.
Can you describe a little bit more what "heavy loaded" means in this case?
Can you describe a little bit more what "heavy loaded" means in this case?
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In the first picture, the vehicle is a 4runner with a roofnest falcon pro.
In the second picture I'm not sure what the vehicle is but it was carrying a 170lbs rooftop tent.
First, I was tempted to say that the long slot is causing the failure, but the failure is starting from the bottom not the top. It looks more like a stress failure between the fixed section of the rack (bolted to the roof) and the free span that caries the load.
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Yes, I didn't know there were these types of failures with these types of racks, but there are a lot of documented cases. I don't think that I've seen anyone here report this type of issue with the 200 series, but I'd just make it a habit of inspecting the roofrack from time to time.
