Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2012 Utility VS1DC

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Latches/Locks/Linkages12V020000
Filed Jan 20, 201295 vehiclesUtility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Defect. UTILITY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (UTILITY) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 UTILITY VS1DC AND VS2DX DRY VANS MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 2010 THROUGH AUGUST 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL LIFTGATE BATTERY BOX. THE MOUNTING PLATES USED FOR MOUNTING SINGLE OR DOUBLE BATTERY BOXES ON TRAILERS MAY BE THE INCORRECT SIZE AND SOME MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN MISORIENTED DURING INSTALLATION.

Risk. BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. UTILITY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING PLATES AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT 1-626-854-7215.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Jul 10, 2012IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 UTILITY VS1DC EQUIPPED WITH TRAIL AMERICA ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE ST175/80/R13, DOT AAJURTT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/14/12*LJ THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE SEPARATION IN THE RUBBER OF THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/1612

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20150100Routine
20140200Routine
20130100Routine
2012 — this page1100Routine
20110100Routine
20020100Routine
20010100Routine

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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: Jan 20, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.