YAKIMA BIG STACK KAYAK STACKER Complaints

The part of this kayak stacker which wraps around the roof bar is made from plastic. I was using the stacker per the manufacturers instructions, yet as I was driving down the highway, with one kayak on my roof, the stacker snapped and caused my kayak to fly off the roof and smashed into the side of my car. It is my view that product is inherently flawed, as plastic does not have sufficient tensile strength to deal with this kind of load. It was fortunate that in this instance the boat was strapped in a way which meant that it did not completely come away from the car, but was hanging off the side. (It caused thousands of dollars worth of bodywork damage.). In a future example, it’s possible that another failure will occur, possibly resulting in a kayak (or kayaks) to come loose and flying into a motorcycle or car windshield at highway speeds. With potential for a fatal accident. Further, I have heard of numerous other incidents of failure with this product.