2002 Utility VS2R & 2002 Utility VS2RA recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain dual axle, refrigerated trailers built with an optional pintle hook assembly (premier type) for use in "super doubles" operations, some welds may have been missed that attach the reinforcement channel to the pintle hook mounting plate at the rear subframe.
💥 The risk
Full or partial separation of the pintle hook assembly from its mounting could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the pintle hook mounting assembly. Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2002 or january 2003. 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 utility at 1-800-423-6591.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V333000
- Manufacturer
- UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 24
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-423-6591
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 20, 2002
- Built
- Dec 1, 2001 – Feb 28, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).