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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V020 cover?
- Utility Trailer Vs2Dx, Utility Vs1Dc, model years 2011-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. UTILITY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING PLATES AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT 1-626-854-7215.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V020 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 January 2012 |
| Model years | 2011-2012 |
| Vehicles named | UTILITY TRAILER VS2DX, UTILITY VS1DC |
What the notice says today
The consequence
BATTERY BOXES MOUNTED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE OR IMPROPERLY ORIENTED MOUNTING PLATES CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
UTILITY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOUNTING PLATES AND REPLACE THEM AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY AT 1-626-854-7215.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V020, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v020/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Utility notices we hold
- 14V463: model year 2012-2014 VS1RA, and 2013-2014 VS1DC, VS2DX, VS2RA, VS3DX, and VS3RA trailers manufactured April 2011, to May 2013
- 14V221: model year 2015 VS1RA, VS2RA, and VS3RA refrigerated vans manufactured January 6, 2014, through March 14, 2014
- 12V298: MODEL YEAR 2013 UTILITY VS2DX DRY VANS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 16, 2012, THROUGH JUNE 13, 2012
All 4 Utility campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V020 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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