Model year

2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Mar 20, 2013 to Mar 20, 2013.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (3)

Recall campaigns covering this model year12,752 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints1Close to the median 2007 trailer

Severity index100.02007 trailers average 8.9

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX peaked in 2013, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

100% of complaints about the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX name airbags

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Airbags

Seat belts

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
21V-243	Apr 7, 2021	Horizontal weld that attaches a mild steel angle to the slider rail for super doubles/pintle hook operations may be missing	Structure	2,752	Repair or modification

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Mar 20, 2013Failure May 5, 2009200,000 milesTallahassee, FLAir bags, Seat belts, BodyCrash4 injured1 killed
A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN TRAVELING AT 35MPH COLLIDED AT 90 DEGREES WITH SIDE OF A 53' BOX TRAILER. BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER THE SUBURBAN'S FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL PASSED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER, ALLOWING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER TO CRUSH THE CAB OF THE SUBURBAN. AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION, THE ROOF OF THE SUBURBAN CRUSHED IN ON THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WAS TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND PINNED TO HIS HEADREST CAUSING HIM DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION. THIS WAS A SURVIVABLE COLLISION SPEED AS SHOWN BY THE 35MPH NCAP TEST FOR THIS SUV. THE SUBURBAN'S SAFETY SYSTEMS (CRUMPLE ZONES, SEAT BELTS, AIRBAGS, SURVIVAL SPACE, ETC.) WERE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY THE LACK A GUARDRAIL OR BUMPER SIMILAR TO THAT PRESENT ON THE REAR OF TRAILERS. THE UTILITY TRAILER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN SIDE TYPE COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE COLLISION FORCES ARE PLACED UPON THE WINDSCREEN AND ROOF OF THE CAR WHICH IS NOT CAPABLE OF KEEPING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AWAY FROM THE FACE, HEAD, AND UPPER BODY OF SMALLER CARS. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10503760

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

All investigations

Service bulletins

3 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

SB-07-009 Aug 29, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Utility re-issued the rear impact guard (bumber) requirements when requesting a replacement bumper and / or DOT decal.
SB-10-005 Feb 23, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Utility released a bulletin outlining reefer and dry van rub rail parts required and installation instructions.
SB-01-003 Aug 18, 2017 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This Bulletin was originally released on March 30, 2009. Utility re-released on August 18, 2017 to reflect the addition of the UTM Plant in Mexico.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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