The 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 which may cause a delay of application of the spring brakes while parking.
The risk
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.
The 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, 2016. Owners may contact Utility customer service at 1-800-423-6591.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utility DRY Van Trailers | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Utility Flatbed Trailers | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Utility Refrigerated Trailers | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility DRY Van Trailers | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility DRY Van Trailers | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility DRY Van Trailers | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility Flatbed Trailers | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility Flatbed Trailers | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Utility Flatbed Trailers | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Utility Refrigerated Trailers | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility Refrigerated Trailers | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Utility Refrigerated Trailers | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the parking brake; Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 16V741000 14 Oct 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V725000 11 Oct 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V652000 8 Sept 2016 | Groupe Cambli inc |
| 16V580000 3 Aug 2016 | Hyundai Translead |
| 16V525000 11 Jul 2016 | Heil Company |
| 16V523000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC INC. |
| 16V524000 11 Jul 2016 | Polar Tank Trailer, LLC. |
| 16V522000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016