Utility Vs2dx, model year 2013. Filed by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company and reported to NHTSA on 26 June 2012. 16 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Utility manufacturing company (utility) is recalling certain model year 2013 utility vs2dx dry vans manufactured from may 16, 2012, through june 13, 2012. the brake system check valve was installed incorrectly, causing a delay in brake application. thus, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V298 cover?
- Utility Vs2Dx, model year 2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- UTILITY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (UTILITY) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 UTILITY VS2DX DRY VANS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 16, 2012, THROUGH JUNE 13, 2012. THE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK VALVE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING A DELAY IN BRAKE APPLICATION.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A DELAY IN APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKES INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. UTILITY HAS NOTIFIED OWNERS AND RETROFITTED THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE; THEREFORE, AN OWNER NOTIFICATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. 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: “A DELAY IN APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKES INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V298 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Air:Supply:Check Valve |
| Reported to NHTSA | 26 June 2012 |
| Model years | 2013-2013 |
| Vehicles named | UTILITY VS2DX |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A DELAY IN APPLICATION OF THE TRAILER BRAKES INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
UTILITY HAS NOTIFIED OWNERS AND RETROFITTED THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE; THEREFORE, AN OWNER NOTIFICATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. 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 353 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, air. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V298, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v298/
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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
- 12V020: 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
All 4 Utility campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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