2011 UTILITY VS2RA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
N/A
Safety Rating
0
Owner Complaints
1
Recall
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
The 2011 UTILITY VS2RA 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 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC.
Recalls for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA, potentially affecting up to 105 vehicles.
Recall 11V191000 — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC
| 105 vehicles affected
Defect: UTILITY TRAILER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 VS2RA HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 2010 THROUGH MARCH 2011, EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL...
Consequence: SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: UTILITY TRAILER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GUNITE AT 1-800-677-3786.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA.
Safety Rating for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2011 UTILITY VS2RA
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the UTILITY VS2RA
- 2007 UTILITY VS2RA — 0 complaints
- 2008 UTILITY VS2RA — 0 complaints
- 2009 UTILITY VS2RA — 4 complaints
- 2011 UTILITY VS2RA (current)
- 2013 UTILITY VS2RA — 0 complaints
- 2014 UTILITY VS2RA — 0 complaints
- 2015 UTILITY VS2RA — 0 complaints
Other UTILITY Models
- UTILITY TRAILER — 109 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
- UTILITY VS1DC — 1 total complaint