Utility recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Flatbed trailers, model FS2CHA, manufactured January 1, 2015, to September 16, 2016, equipped with certain Conestoga XP sliding trailer tarping systems with RAD-style rear closures. In the affected trailers, the rear aerodynamic device (RAD) may separate from the rear of the tarping system, due to rivet failure.
What could happen
If the RAD detaches from the trailer it may be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Utility will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mounting rivets with a bolted connection, free of charge. The recall began on September 20, 2016. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-818-965-1541.
Vehicles covered
- Utility Flatbed Trailers 2015–2017
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V674000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 19, 2016
- Owners notified
- Sep 20, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 66
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2015 to Sep 16, 2016
- Part
- Equipment
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Utility recall: Parking brake Jul 5, 2016
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.