Utility Trailer VS2DX Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 16 model years of the Utility Trailer VS2DX (2006–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2007.
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What Utility Trailer VS2DX owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 1.
All Utility Trailer VS2DX recalls (5)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Utility Trailer VS2DX, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Frame and members (structure)
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.
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…
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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Actuator (parking brake)
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 FS2CHA, VS2DX, VS1DC, VS2RA, and VS1RA trailers manufactured April 14, 2014, to November 4, 2015, equipped with certain Haldex Life Seal Type 30/30 Long Stroke Air Brake Actuators manufactured January 9, 2014, to October 28, 2014. The affected…
Remedy: Utility will notify owners and dealers will replace the actuators, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591. Utility's number for this recall is…
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Structure
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 VS1RA, and 2013-2014 VS1DC, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS3DX, and VS3RA trailers manufactured April 2011, to May 2013. The pintle hook tube sub assembly that is welded to the pintle hook safety chain loop may break and fall off the vehicle.
Remedy: Utility will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the pintle hook safety chain loop if it is cracked, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Utility…
Model years: 2014
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Latches/locks/linkages
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…
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…
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Axle assembly (power train)
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…
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…
Model years: 2008
Other Utility Trailer models
- VS2DC2 complaints
- SU5081 complaints
- Utility Trailer0 complaints
- VS3DX0 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.