Utility Bodywerks Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Utility Bodywerks is recalling about 4 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. A brake fluid leak can cause a loss of brakes and increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21V634000
Manufacturer
Luxe Trucks dba Utility Bodywerks
Reported
12 August 2021
Vehicles
4
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 June 2022
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
4

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2019-2020 Utility Bodywerks RAM 4500
  • 2019-2020 Utility Bodywerks RAM 5500

Repair progress

4 of 4 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2024.

0% repaired — 0 of 4 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Luxe Trucks dba Utility Bodywerks (Utility Bodywerks) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ram 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles. The rear brake caliper flexible lines may have been improperly routed, which could allow chafing against suspension components, and result in a brake fluid leak.

What could happen

A brake fluid leak can cause a loss of brakes and increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will modify the rear brake caliper flexible line mounting, and replace the rear brake caliper flexible line as needed, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 30, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Rear Brake Caliper Flex LineSerials 2007563-2013191Rear Brake Caliper Flex Line

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 2021
  2. Owners notified30 June 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2024 — 0% repaired

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 12 August 2021.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Utility Bodywerks' customer service at 1-574-522-8422.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Luxe Trucks dba Utility Bodywerks
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

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.nhtsa.gov.

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.

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