NHTSA campaign 00V386002

Utility Recall 00V386002: UTILITY/WEBB WHEELS/HUB

NHTSA recall 00V386002 was reported by UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. on December 11, 2000, with 5,492 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utility FF2C, Utility FFW3, Utility FS1C and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on December 15, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V386002 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V386002
Filed by
UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO.
Report received
Potentially affected
5,492 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Wheels — Hub
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V386002. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Utility

  • Utility FF2C

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FFW3

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS1C

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS1W

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS2

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS2CDHA

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS2CHA

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS2CHS

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS2W

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility FS3CDHE

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility TS1CDHE

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility TS1W

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility TS2CHA

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS1R

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS2R

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS2RX

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS3R

    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 2000 – November 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V386002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH HUBS PROVIDED BY WEBB WHEEL PRODUCTS. THESE TRUCK TRAILER DISC WHEEL HUBS HAVE DIRECT-MACHINED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS), PART NUMBER 2023A, AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 14 AND JUNE 7, 2000. THE ABS TEETH ARE MACHINED INTO THE INNER FACE OF THE HUB BORE, AND THE TEETH ARE MACHINED OFF CENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE HUB. THE SPEED SENSOR OF THE ABS SYSTEM READS THE TOOTH PATTERN AND SENDS ERRONEOUS SIGNALS TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO CYCLE RAPIDLY AND EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCES DURING AN ABS CONTROLLED BRAKE APPLICATION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

UTILITY WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO INSPECT FOR DEFECTIVE HUBS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUBS FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT UTILITY AT 1-626-854-7209.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V386002

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.