Most Popular Thule for 2012 Toyota RAV4

This product has stood up very, very well. It is difficult to get four bikes on any rack but we have managed to do it a few times with wiggling here and there. I should note these are all adult-sized bikes, too, not little kid bikes. We have driven from SE Michigan to Madeline Island in Wisconsin and back with this hitch and had no problems whatsoever. That was a 12-hour trip each way. We also drove across the state of MI to the Muskegon area recently with all four bikes on the rack. Before any big trip, we check to make sure nothing is loose. So far, it has worked out really well for us. The best way to get them on is to kind of tilt them and wobble them back and forth, slowly rotating the frames back onto the rack. We are very happy with the product. It's true we cannot open the back of our RAV4 with the rack up but we've discovered it's not such a big deal to lower part of the rack (with built-in pin) if we really need to access the back of the car. We do take the rack off during winter as there doesn't seem much point in having it on during that season.

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Fitted on a 2012 Rav4 with Curt trailer hitch. Easy to fit, love the tilt.

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I ordered this bike carrier for our 2012 RAV4 - which has an offset spare tire. The instructions were very well done with excellent pictures (I'm a big fan of pictorial assembly instructions). Assembly/mounting went very quickly and once it was on the vehicle our two bikes mounted quickly and easily. The bikes ride very solidly with no sway and very little vibration. I rate this product very high and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a spare tire bike carrier and has an offset spare like the RAV4.

The rack was easy to install, the directions were easy to follow, the rack is well made, and bikes mount easily and securely.

This bike rack has served me well over the past year. It's super easy to put on and off of my Rav4 and hold my bike very steady while driving.

The product arrived in very quick time. However, one of the locking spring loaded pins refused to pop out to its locked position. After about a half hour of fiddling it finally popped out as it should have. It is installed in a 2014 Rav 4 XLE and fitted well. I have yet to take it for a test run. The side straps are secured to the back glass window and hopefully will be O.K. It did take quite a bit of adjusting to fit the two bikes as they do not have normal cross bars.

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