1999 Utility Trailer

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Trailer Hitches3
000
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000
Exterior Lighting1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve02V210001
Filed Aug 15, 2002206 vehiclesUtility Trailer Mfg. Co.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

Risk. FAILURE OF THE VALVE IN AN EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED TRAILER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD RESULT IN A HARD APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES, POSSIBLY LOCKING UP THE TRAILER WHEELS AND RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SEALCO WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO ITS CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SEALCO AT 602-253-1007 OR UTILITY AT 626-965-1541.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Feb 1, 2001WI

TIRE SIZE 75016, COMMERCIAL TRAILER TIRE, TIRES HAVE FIFTY PERCENT OF TREAD LIFE LEFT. THREE TIRES HAVE FAILED WITH SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE, ALL TIRES STAYED INFLATED. *AK DOT NUMBERS 1300 AND 279 FAILED. *SLC

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 14, 1999GA

THE LIGHT OVER THE DINING ROOM TABLE FELL OFF. NLM

Trailer Hitches
Filed Jun 21, 1999OH

1999 32FT S C ROYAL VOYAGER PRESIDENTIAL TRAILER WAS MANUFACTURED WITH AN UNSAFE EXTREMELY HEAVY TONGUE WEIGHT. MJS

Trailer Hitches
Filed Apr 7, 1999AZ

(PULLRIGHT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER HITCH) LATCHING PIVOT WELD ON THE HITCH BROKE COMPLETEY OFF, REPAIRED BY REWELDING HOWEVER BROKE AGAIN, THIRD REPAIR WAS REPLACING PIVOT WITH BOLT AND NUT HOWEVER THREE OF THE FOUR BOLTS BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH. MJS

Trailer Hitches
Filed Feb 5, 1999SC

TRAVEL TRAILER (DUTCHMEN) EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE TONGUE WEIGHT OVERLOAD, WHEN TRAVELING WITH ITEMS.

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20131000Routine
20121000Routine
20031000Routine
20012210Routine
20004200Routine
1999 — this page5100Routine
199812210Routine
199710100Routine
19967110Routine
199512110Routine
19949100Routine
19936100Routine
19926110Routine
19912100Routine

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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: Aug 15, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.