Recall · 21V243000
Utility Trailer Manufacturing recalled 3 models over structure
2,752
Vehicles covered
3
Models
48
Model years
April 7, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- Without the weld, the slider rail may detach from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Utility TrailerVS2DC | 2006 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Utility TrailerVS2DX | 2006 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Utility TrailerVS3DX | 2006 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,752 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 69% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2006 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 15 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Utility Trailer vehicles have been recalled over the structure once before this, most recently in July 2014 as 14V463000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company with NHTSA on April 7, 2021 as campaign 21V243000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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