FASTENING DEVICE FOR A LOAD CARRIER

The invention relates to a fastening device () for fastening a load to a load carrier of a motor vehicle, wherein, for encircling the load, the fastening device () has a holding member () which is flexurally flexible at least in sections, with a row of teeth (), and a holding device () for the tension-resistant holding of the holding member () with respect to a feed axis, wherein, on a holding base () of the holding device (), a locking element () is mounted by means of a locking element bearing () so as to be movable between a locking position (R) and a release position (E), wherein, in the locking position (R) for locking the holding member () with respect to the holding device (), the locking element () engages in a form-fitting manner with a form-fitting contour () in the row of teeth () and, in the release position (E), is disengaged from the row of teeth (), wherein, in the release position (E), the holding member () is displaceable along the displacement axis (V) with respect to the holding device ().