Utility Trailer: recalls by model and year

Name: Utility Trailer recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 5 vehicle recall campaigns for Utility Trailer. The register has 1 model line of the make, model years 2006 to 2021. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model line.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

1 model line, in the order of the number of complaints.

Utility Trailer: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
VS2DX	16	5	2	0.1	Structure

This table compares the model lines of Utility Trailer only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 5.

21V243000Received 7 Apr 2021. 2,752 units.
Structure / Frame and Members
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility Trailer) is recalling certain 2006-2021 VS2DC, VS2DX, VS3DX trailers. The horizontal weld that attaches a mild steel angle to the slider rail for super doubles/pintle hook operations may be missing.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without the weld, the slider rail may detach from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Utility Trailer will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, add the weld, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021. Owners may contact Utility Trailer customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility Trailer's number for this recall is SB-07-015.
Report filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. Manufacturer campaign number SB-07-015. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Apr 2021. The campaign has 48 make, model and year entries.
15V063000Received 4 Feb 2015. 3,111 units.
Parking Brake / Driveline / Hydraulic / Actuator
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 FS2CHA, VS2DX, VS1DC, VS2RA, and VS1RA trailers manufactured April 14, 2014, to November 4, 2015, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators manufactured January 9, 2014, to October 28, 2014. The affected actuators may have an incomplete attachment of the internal rubber diaphragm to the actuation mechanism of the parking brake section of the Life Seal actuator.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the diaphragm is not completely attached, there may be internal leakage from the service section past the diaphragm, potentially trapping air pressure in the parking brake section. This air pressure in turn, if not vented, may prevent full release of the actuator unit, and may induce brake drag and may result in overheated wheelend service brakes, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Utility will notify owners and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility's number for this recall is 14E075.
Report filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. Manufacturer campaign number 14E075. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Apr 2015. The campaign has 10 make, model and year entries.
14V463000Received 30 Jul 2014. 2,098 units.
Structure
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 VS1RA, and 2013-2014 VS1DC, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS3DX, and VS3RA trailers manufactured April 2011, to May 2013. The pintle hook tube sub assembly that is welded to the pintle hook safety chain loop may break and fall off the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the loop were to break off, the air lines and electrical lines would detach, applying the towed trailer's brakes, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Utility will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the pintle hook safety chain loop if it is cracked, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility's number for this recall is SB 07-011/370258.
Report filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. Manufacturer campaign number SB-07-011/370258. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Oct 2014. The campaign has 13 make, model and year entries.
12V020000Received 20 Jan 2012. 95 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Utility manufacturing company (utility) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 utility vs1dc and vs2dx dry vans manufactured from december 2010 through august 2011, and equipped with an optional liftgate battery box. The mounting plates used for mounting single or double battery boxes on trailers may be the incorrect size and some may also have been misoriented during installation.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Battery boxes mounted with the incorrect size or improperly oriented mounting plates can become detached from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Utility will notify owners and dealers will inspect the mounting plates and replace them as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification has already begun. Owners may contact utility trailer manufacturing company at 1-626-854-7215.
Report filed by UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
11V117000Received 18 Feb 2011. 384 units.
Power Train / Axle Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Utility trailer is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 vs2ra and model year 2008 vs2dx refrigerated and dry vans equipped with arvinmeritor axles. Insufficient torque may have been applied on the spindle nut on the arvinmeritor tl series trailer axles installed in these van trailers where the stake washer for the nut is staked in a single location as opposed to multiple locations.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Low and/or no torque on the nut can result in excessive end-play in the wheel-end system and could progress to a wheel separation which could result in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Arvinmeritor is working with the vehicle manufacturers to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. Please see arvinmeritor defect report 10e-058. The safety recall is expected to begin during march 2011. Owners may contact arvin meritor at 1-248-273-4641.
Report filed by UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Feb 2011. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Utility Trailer vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2011, with 1 campaign.

Complaints about Utility Trailer vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2013, with 1 complaint.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Utility Trailer: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Structure	250	1
Air Bags	250	1
Seat Belts	250	1
Tires	250	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Utility Trailer: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/utility-trailer/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 15 May 2019
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 8,440

Manufacturers in the recall file: Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Utility Trailer model lines are on the register?: One: the VS2DX, with 5 recall campaigns and 2 complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Utility Trailer vehicles name?: Structure: 1 component mention. Air Bags: 1 component mention. Seat Belts: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Utility Trailer?: 8,440 units in 5 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.