{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Utility recall 14V221 (SB-08-169): Utility Vs1ra, Utility Vs2ra, Utility Vs3ra (2015)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v221/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V221 (Utility): Bearing failure may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Utility's own number: SB-08-169.",
  "excerpt": "Utility Vs1ra, Utility Vs2ra, Utility Vs3ra, model year 2015. Filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 April 2014. 507 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company (Utility) is recalling certain model year 2015 VS1RA, VS2RA, and VS3RA refrigerated vans manufactured January 6, 2014, through March 14, 2014. The affected trailers may have over-tightened axle nuts which may result in axle bearing failure. 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 Utility's own number for this recall: SB-08-169. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V221 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “Bearing failure may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V221 Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 24 April 2014 2015-2015 UTILITY VS1RA, UTILITY VS2RA, UTILITY VS3RA Bearing failure may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Utility has notified",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:02:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:31:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Utility recall 14V221 (SB-08-169): Utility Vs1ra, Utility Vs2ra, Utility Vs3ra (2015)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v221/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}