NHTSA campaign 08V421000
Pleasure Way Recall 08V-421: FMVSS 108/TIRE CARRIER/TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY
NHTSA recall 08V421000 was reported by PLEASURE-WAY INDUSTRIES LTD. on August 15, 2008, with 127 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Pleasure Way Ascent and Pleasure Way Plateau for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on September 2, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V421000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V421000 (also written 08V-421 or 08V421)
- Filed by
- PLEASURE-WAY INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 127 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Mechanical — Carrier/Rack
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V421000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Pleasure Way
Pleasure Way Ascent
Pleasure Way Plateau
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V421000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
POOR REAR TAIL LIGHT VISIBILITY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V421000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.