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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Feb 1, 2018 to Feb 1, 2018.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (4)
Recall campaigns covering this model year166 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2017 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers peaked in 2018, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.7512018120192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers 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

One recall campaign covers the 2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers

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 2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
16V-674Sep 19, 2016In the affected trailers, the rear aerodynamic device (RAD) may separate from the rear of the tarping system, due to rivet failureEquipment66Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Utility Flatbed Trailers

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 Feb 1, 2018Failure Feb 1, 2018Cary, MSTires

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 UTILITY FLATBED TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TWO HARBOR FREIGHT INNOVA ULTRA RUNNER TIRES, SIZE 5.3X12. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17T017000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HARBOR FREIGHT (3100 HIGHWAY 80 E, PEARL, MS 39208) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    NHTSA complaint 11066531
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

4 manufacturer communications cover this model year

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

  • SB-08-176C Aug 29, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Revision to SB-08-176 (original release 01/23/2015) regarding the Enhanced Bendix Chamber Warranty Policy for Utility. The revision includes a change to the Bendix Utility DDSB Warranty Shipping Request Form.
  • 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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