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I think he means the rear wheel strap thing that slide to accommodate different bikes. I don't think it will slide off the end though.
Now I have to go look at mine. Never had a problem.
Looking at the underside of mine, if the bolt is this little screw, that's not going to hold down a sliding tray. There is an a empty hole and perhaps a bolt should be in thereView attachment 12367. I'll be calling thule on Monday to inquire about the lack of locking the tray to the assembly and I will also mention the video that demonstrated the "sliding off" issue.
You'd think for the amount of money these cost this would've been over engineered. Also, I discovered on one car I can only carry one bike, so I removed the other tray.
I'm looking for a rack right now and the T2 and 1UP along with the Swagman XTC-2 were on my list after researching. I'm leaning towards the 1UP. More expensive than the other 2, but so easy to get on and off the truck. First I have to get a hitch for my CR-V. Got that narrowed down to a few.Check out 1up USA hitch racks. More expensive than the Thule but also much higher quality, lighter and a better design. There is a 90 page thread on MTBR about them with nothing but good things to say. I have one and posted some pic on AZ last year, not sure which thread it was in but you could always do a quick search.