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Utility VS2RA

Every Utility VS2RA model year on file, 2000 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years142000 to 2019

Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins80Summed across model years

By model year

The 2009 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Tires leads the Utility VS2RA complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires

Lighting

Latches and locks

Structure

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Utility VS2RA model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Utility VS2RA by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	5
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	7
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	6
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	5
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	5
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	6
2009	Trailer	4	0.0	400	2	5
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	5
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	5
2004	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	1	7
2003	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	6
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	6
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	6
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	6

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Utility VS2RA

17V-483 Aug 1, 2017
Weld that secures the mud flap bracket to the suspension beam may allow the mud flap bracket to detach
Suspension · 35 vehicles
15V-774 Nov 19, 2015
Affected axle assemblies have caliper bolts that may not have been properly tightened, allowing the caliper mounting bolts to back out and the…
Brakes · 10 vehicles
15V-063 Feb 4, 2015
Affected actuators may have an incomplete attachment of the internal rubber diaphragm to the actuation mechanism of the parking brake section of…
Brakes · 3,111 vehicles
14V-463 Jul 30, 2014
Pintle hook tube sub assembly that is welded to the pintle hook safety chain loop may break and fall off the vehicle
Structure · 2,098 vehicles
14V-221 Apr 24, 2014
Affected trailers may have over-tightened axle nuts which may result in axle bearing failure
Suspension · 507 vehicles
11V-191 Mar 24, 2011
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which…
Brakes · 105 vehicles
11V-117 Feb 18, 2011
Insufficient torque may have been applied on the spindle nut on the arvinmeritor tl series trailer axles installed in these van trailers where the…
Powertrain · 384 vehicles
10V-545 Nov 5, 2010
Suspect systems may have missing welds at the interface of the lower seat bracket and axle beam
Suspension · 189 vehicles
04V-057 Feb 5, 2004
On certain trailers equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, these brake drums could crack on the braking surface
Brakes · 106 vehicles
03V-361 Oct 7, 2003
On certain trailers equipped with bendix ec-30t electronic control units (ecu)
Brakes · 307 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.