Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd.: Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 15, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 127. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PLEASURE-WAY IS RECALLING 127 MY 2007-2008 ASCENT AND PLATEAU CLASS B MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A REAR HITCH MOUNT TIRE CARRIER. THESE MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' THE TIRE CARRIER IMPEDES THE TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY.
The risk
POOR REAR TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE HITCH MOUNT SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND ALL RELATED HARDWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PLEASURE-WAY AT 1-800-364-0189.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Pleasure Way Ascent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pleasure Way Plateau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pleasure Way Ascent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Pleasure Way Plateau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V421000.
Full record for the 2008 Pleasure Way Ascent → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →