Recall Register

2016 Utility Flatbed Trailers: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Utility Flatbed Trailers. The newest campaign is 16V674000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Sep 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V674000, in the NHTSA record

Utility will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mounting rivets with a bolted connection, free of charge. The recall began on September 20, 2016. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-818-965-1541.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 98,066 units in total.

  1. 16V674000Received . 66 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Flatbed trailers, model FS2CHA, manufactured January 1, 2015, to September 16, 2016, equipped with certain Conestoga XP sliding trailer tarping systems with RAD-style rear closures. In the affected trailers, the rear aerodynamic device (RAD) may separate from the rear of the tarping system, due to rivet failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the RAD detaches from the trailer it may be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Utility will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mounting rivets with a bolted connection, free of charge. The recall began on September 20, 2016. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-818-965-1541.

    Report filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V503000Received . 98,000 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 FS1CHA, FS1CHS, FS2CDHA, FS2CHA, FS2CHS, FS3CDHA, FS3CHA, FS3CHS, TS1CA, TS2CDHA, TS2CHA, VS1DC, VS1RA, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS2RAP, VS3DX, VS3RA, and VS4DX refrigerated, dry van, and flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 4, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Utility will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. Utility distributed an interim notification to owners on July 27, 2016. The recall began on August 18, 2016. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591.

    Report filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20141
  2. 20152
  3. 20162
  4. 20171

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Utility Flatbed Trailers: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/utility/flatbed-trailers/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Utility Flatbed Trailers?
98,066 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Utility Flatbed Trailers have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Utility Flatbed Trailers, model years 2014 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Utility Flatbed Trailers open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.