2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Owner Complaints
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Recall
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Service Bulletin
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Investigations
Overview of the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
The 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There has been 1 recall campaign affecting this vehicle, covering issues with PARKING BRAKE. 1 technical service bulletin have been issued by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company for this model year.
Recalls for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS, potentially affecting up to 98,000 vehicles.
Recall 16V503000 — PARKING BRAKE
| 98,000 vehicles affected
Defect: Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 FS1CHA, FS1CHS, FS2CDHA, FS2CHA, FS2CHS, FS3CDHA, FS3CHA, FS3CHS, TS1CA, TS2CDHA, TS2CHA, VS1DC, VS1RA, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS2RAP, VS3DX, VS3RA, and VS4DX refrigerated, dry van, and flatbed trailers manufactured January 1, 2014, to March 4, 2016, equipped with certain Bendix SR5 spring brake valves. These valves may have been improperly machined...
Consequence: If there is a delay of the spring brake application, the trailer may roll away after it has decoupled from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy: Utility will contact owners and provide a remedy kit, complete with instructions, to repair any affected SR-5 trailer relay valves, free of charge. Utility distributed an interim notification to owners on July 27, 2016. The recall began on August 18,...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS.
Safety Rating for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has issued 1 technical service bulletin (TSBs) for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
SB-14-015 — EQUIPMENT
Service bulletin instructing to use a sharp razor blade to add a 1" wide slit to the reefer floor drain kazoo whenever replacing them in the field. This is to help the pressure inside the trailer equalize with the pressure outside the trailer when the temperature within a Utility reefer...
NHTSA Investigations for the 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS
- 2014 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS — 0 complaints
- 2015 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS (current)
- 2016 UTILITY REFRIGERATED TRAILERS — 0 complaints
Other UTILITY Models
- UTILITY TRAILER — 109 total complaints
- UTILITY VS2RA — 6 total complaints
- UTILITY TRLU-6414LEO-252 — 3 total complaints
- UTILITY Refrigerated van — 2 total complaints
- UTILITY 3000R — 1 total complaint
- UTILITY 4000D-X COMPOSITE — 1 total complaint
- UTILITY FF2C — 1 total complaint
- UTILITY FLATBED TRAILERS — 1 total complaint