2019 PLEASANT VALLEY TEARDROP TRAILER Trailer Hitches Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Trailer Hitches Issues in the 2019 PLEASANT VALLEY TEARDROP TRAILER
1 trailer hitches complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 PLEASANT VALLEY TEARDROP TRAILER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Trailer Hitches Complaints
I used this carrier 3x (last was in Aug 2021), primarily due to Covid-19, or other travel that did not include use of the carrier. The fourth and last use was on [XXX]. The carrier was securely mounted to the A-frame of my travel trailer, as per the mfg's instructions. I had driven 150 miles from my home (via U.S. Interstates XXX and XXX), when I stopped at a rest area near Gila Bend, AZ, to stretch my legs. When I exited my truck, I observed the carrier support system had failed. My two "Specialized" brand bicycles, weighing 30 lbs. each, were leaning back at a 45-degree angle from their original vertical position. The carrier is rated to support up to 80 lbs. For unknown reasons, the steel "Y-base" (aka Stem) arms had failed (i.e., the steel arms bent/twisted backward), allowing both bikes to lean backward, causing them to repeatedly...