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Utility Trailer Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 78 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Utility Trailer (1991–2013). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

4
safety recalls, all years
78
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your Utility Trailer model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2013 Utility Trailer01
2012 Utility Trailer01
2003 Utility Trailer01
2001 Utility Trailer22
2000 Utility Trailer24
1999 Utility Trailer15
1998 Utility Trailer212
1997 Utility Trailer110
1996 Utility Trailer17
1995 Utility Trailer112
1994 Utility Trailer19
1993 Utility Trailer16
1992 Utility Trailer16
1991 Utility Trailer12

What Utility Trailer owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 12.

All Utility Trailer recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Utility Trailer, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V210001 Reported 206 vehicles potentially affected UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.

    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…

    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…

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V139003 Reported 2,620 vehicles potentially affected UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.

    On certain trailers equipped with bendix sr-5 trailer spring brake valve assemblies, the molded rubber face of the inlet/exhaust valve (i/e valve) component of the affected valves can separate from the valve's metal insert. Air can be trapped by a separated i/e valve causing it to balloon and block the exhaust passage of the trailer…

    Remedy: Bendix will notify customers and provide a repair kit and installation instructions free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  3. Rim (wheels)

    NHTSA 98V120004 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.

    Vehicle description: dual axle, semi-van and flatbed, trailers equipped with aftermarket aluminum dual wheels, 22.5x8.25, one-piece, tubeless, supplied by accuride/akw. Certain design revisions combined with process conditions caused fatigue cracks in these wheels.

    Remedy: Accuride/akw will replace these wheels.

    Model years: 1998

  4. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 95V205000 Reported 4,506 vehicles potentially affected UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.

    A crack occurs outboard of the axle attachment which grows and results in separation of the end of that axle, including tires and wheels, from the trailer.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the trailers at all 8 welds on the axle to air ride beam connections for visible cracks. If a crack is detected, the trailers will be removed from service and the axles replaced.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Other Utility models

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.