- Vehicles
- 5,492
- Built between
- Apr 2000 – Nov 2000
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2000 and November 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2001 Utility FF2CBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FFW3Built April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS1CBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS1WBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS2Built April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS2CDHABuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS2CHABuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS2CHSBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS2WBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility FS3CDHEBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility TS1CDHEBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility TS1WBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility TS2CHABuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility VS1RBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility VS2RBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility VS2RXBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
- 2001 Utility VS3RBuilt April 2000 to November 2000
What the defect is
Vehicle description: trailers equipped with hubs provided by webb wheel products. These truck trailer disc wheel hubs have direct-machined anti-lock braking systems (ABS), part number 2023A, and manufactured between april 14 and june 7, 2000. The ABS teeth are machined into the inner face of the hub bore, and the teeth are machined off center from the center of the hub. The speed sensor of the ABS system reads the tooth pattern and sends erroneous signals to the ABS control unit.
What could happen
This condition can cause the ABS system to cycle rapidly and extend stopping distances during an ABS controlled brake application possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
UTILITY WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE HUBS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUBS FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2000 to November 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 December 2000
- Owners notified15 December 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 December 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2000.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 1-626-854-7209.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.