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Model year

2008 Utility Trailer VS2DX

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Jun 7, 2016 to Jun 7, 2016.

Recalls (2)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (3)
Recall campaigns covering this model year23,136 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2008 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2008 Utility Trailer VS2DX peaked in 2016, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.751201612017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2008 Utility Trailer VS2DX name tires

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

Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2008 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 2008 Utility Trailer VS2DX
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
21V-243Apr 7, 2021Horizontal weld that attaches a mild steel angle to the slider rail for super doubles/pintle hook operations may be missingStructure2,752Repair or modification
11V-117Feb 18, 2011Insufficient torque may have been applied on the spindle nut on the arvinmeritor tl series trailer axles installed in these van trailers where the…Powertrain384Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2008 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.

  1. Filed Jun 7, 2016Failure May 25, 2016120 milesZion, ILTread/belt

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 UTILITY VS2DX TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE SPORT TRAIL ST TIRES, SIZE 20.5/8.0/10 (NA). THE DOT NUMBERS FOR THE TIRES WERE AQBU3914, AQBU0115, P4BUACC1216, AND PUBUACC3815. WHILE DRIVING 64 MPH, THE TIRES OVERHEATED AND THE TREAD SEPARATED, WRAPPING ITSELF AROUND THE AXLES. AS A RESULT, THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT REPLACED SIX TIRES IN TOTAL. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.

    NHTSA complaint 10872992
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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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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