{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Utility recall 12V020: Utility Trailer Vs2dx, Utility Vs1dc (2011 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v020/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V020 (Utility): BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCR...",
  "excerpt": "Utility Trailer Vs2dx, Utility Vs1dc, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 20 January 2012. 95 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Utility manufacturing company (utility) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 utility vs1dc and vs2dx dry vans manufactured from december 2010 through august 2011, and equipped with an optional liftgate battery box. the mounting plates used for mounting single or double battery boxes on trailers may be the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY Latches/Locks/Linkages 20 January 2012 2011-2012 UTILITY TRAILER VS2DX, UTILITY VS1DC BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. UTILITY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING PLATES AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:14:29+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Utility recall 12V020: Utility Trailer Vs2dx, Utility Vs1dc (2011 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v020/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}