2008 Utility Trailer VS2DX

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Tread/Belt	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

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.

Power Train › Axle Assembly11V117000

Filed Feb 18, 2011384 vehiclesUtility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Tread/Belt

Filed Jun 7, 2016120 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 UTILITY VS2DX TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE SPORT TRAIL ST TIRES, SIZE 20.5/8.0/10 (NA). THE DOT NUMBERS FOR THE TIRES WERE AQBU3914, AQBU0115, P4BUACC1216, AND PUBUACC3815. WHILE DRIVING 64 MPH, THE TIRES OVERHEATED AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, WRAPPING ITSELF AROUND THE AXLES. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT REPLACED SIX TIRES IN TOTAL. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
2021	0	1	0	Routine
2020	0	1	0	Routine
2019	0	1	0	Routine
2018	0	1	0	Routine
2017	0	1	0	Routine
2016	0	1	0	Routine
2015	0	2	0	Routine
2014	0	3	0	Routine
2013	0	1	0	Routine
2012	0	2	0	Routine
2011	0	2	0	Routine
2010	0	1	0	Routine
2009	0	1	0	Routine
2008 — this page	1	2	0	Routine
2007	1	1	1	Fatalities reported
2006	0	1	0	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.