Utility Trailer 1999
Model Trailer made in 1999 by Utility got 16 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and equipment. There was one recall concerning service brakes, air .
Model 1999
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - CHECK VALVE | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V210001 | UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. | from 11/16/1995 to 01/28/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 206 | MFR | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 08/15/2002 | 09/12/2002 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain trailers equipped with spring brake control valve assemblies, there is a recessed area on top of the valve in which a brass guide pin fits down inside the body of the valve and is held in place by a steel snap ring. the recessed area allows accumulation of water, dirt, and/or chemicals to build up behind the snap ring to the point where it will no longer contain the guide pin resulting in a failure of the air valve. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure of the valve in an empty or lightly loaded trailer while the vehicle is in motion could result in a hard application of the spring brakes, possibly locking up the trailer wheels and resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to its customers free of charge. 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 sealco at 602-253-1007 or utility at 626-965-1541. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 1 | 03/16/1999 | ||
| Electrical wires were poorly routed causing short out leaving no light or electric brakes. nlm | |||
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 3 | 03/16/1999 | ||
| The landing gear on the front is too light for the trailer. nlm | |||
| 2 | 03/16/1999 | ||
| Two of the four water tanks have fallen off the vehicle onto the axle because the welded metal was too thin and when heated it cracked causing the tanks to fall. consumer believes these failures resulted from poor design and poor construction. nlm | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 1 | 03/16/1999 | ||
| Jacks failed twice. nlm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 2 | 03/16/1999 | ||
| The light over the dining room table fell off. nlm | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 3 | |||
| Tire size 75016, commercial trailer tire, tires have fifty percent of tread life left. three tires have failed with six to eight inches of tread separating from the tire, all tires stayed inflated. *ak dot numbers 1300 and 279 failed. *slc | |||
| TRAILER HITCHES | |||
| 01/04/1999 | 3 | 12/01/1998 | |
| (pullright 5th wheel trailer hitch) latching pivot weld on the hitch broke completey off, repaired by rewelding however broke again, third repair was replacing pivot with bolt and nut however three of the four bolts broke completely through. mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1999 32ft s c royal voyager presidential trailer was manufactured with an unsafe extremely heavy tongue weight. mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| Travel trailer (dutchmen) experiences excessive tongue weight overload, when traveling with items. | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 09/06/1999 | 2 | 03/16/1999 | |
| Drivers side rear axle wheel sheared off due to sheared lugs (dexter axle). nlm | |||