2016 Utility Trailer VS2DC

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Latches/Locks/Linkages	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure › Frame and Members21V243000

Filed Apr 7, 20212,752 vehiclesUtility Trailer Manufacturing Company

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.

Risk. Without the weld, the slider rail may detach from the trailer, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Latches/Locks/Linkages

Filed Sep 7, 2023GA

The contact owns a 2016 U-Dump Roll Off Trailer and Container. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the two barn doors on the container erroneously opened, causing the contents inside the container to fall out onto the roadway. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions, due to improperly welded barn door tangs that had fractured. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2021	0	1	Routine
2020	0	1	Routine
2019	0	1	Routine
2018	0	1	Routine
2017	1	1	Routine
2016 — this page	1	1	Routine
2015	0	1	Routine
2014	0	1	Routine
2013	0	1	Routine
2012	0	1	Routine
2011	0	1	Routine
2010	0	1	Routine
2009	0	1	Routine
2008	0	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 2021. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.