Utility VS2R Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Utility VS2R (1999–2003).
Pick your Utility VS2R model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Utility VS2R | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 Utility VS2R | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 Utility VS2R | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Utility VS2R | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 Utility VS2R | 1 | 0 |
All Utility VS2R recalls (6)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Utility VS2R, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Drum (service brakes)
On certain trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, these brake drums could crack on the braking surface.
Remedy: Webb wheel will inspect and replace the brake drums. 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 webb…
Model years: 2003
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Abs warning light (service brakes)
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ECU). If the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp circuit experiences an electrical short and the short is not repaired, the high side power switch inside the ECU that controls the illumination of the trailer-mounted ABS warning lamp may eventually become thermally…
Remedy: Bendix will provide a remedy kit and detailed instructions and also provide a labor allowance for the repair. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
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Trailer hitches
On certain dual axle, refrigerated trailers built with an optional pintle hook assembly (premier type) for use in "super doubles" operations, some welds may have been missed that attach the reinforcement channel to the pintle hook mounting plate at the rear subframe.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the pintle hook mounting assembly. Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2002 or january 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…
Model years: 2002
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Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. The valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released.
Remedy: Dealers will replace these valves. Haldex is conductng the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
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Hub (wheels)
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with hubs provided by webb wheel products. These truck trailer disc wheel hubs have direct-machined anti-lock braking systems (ABS), part number 2023a, and manufactured between april 14 and june 7, 2000. The ABS teeth are machined into the inner face of the hub bore, and the teeth are machined off…
Remedy: Utility will notify its customers to inspect for defective hubs and will replace the hubs free of charge.
Model years: 2001
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Hub (suspension)
Vehicle description: van-refrigerated/dry freight trailers equipped with conmet pregreased trailer hubs and a tire inflation system. The outboard bearing on the pregreased trailer axle hubs used with the tire inflation systems may fail due to the intrusion of contaminants through the tire inflation system.
Remedy: Authorized dealers are instructed to convert greased hubs to oil hubs if the tire inflation system is to remain on the trailer. If the tire inflation system is removed, the hub must be inspected for contamination and…
Other Utility models
- Trailer78 complaints
- VS2RA6 complaints
- 3000R1 complaints
- 4000D-X Composite1 complaints
- FF2C1 complaints
- Flatbed Trailers1 complaints
- Refrigerated van1 complaints
- TRLU-6414LEO-2521 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.