NHTSA campaign 04V057000

Utility Recall 04V-057: UTILITY/WEBB WHEEL/BRAKE DRUMS

NHTSA recall 04V057000 was reported by UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY on February 5, 2004, with 106 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utility VS2RA, Utility VS2DC and Utility VS2R for model years 2003–2004.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
04V057000 (also written 04V-057 or 04V057)
Filed by
UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
106 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Drum

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V057000. 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 VS2DC

    • 2003 · Vehicles built April 23, 2002 – May 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS2R

    • 2003 · Vehicles built April 23, 2002 – May 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
  • Utility VS2RA

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 23, 2002 – May 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V057000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH WEBB WHEEL PLATINUM SERIES BRAKE DRUMS, THESE BRAKE DRUMS COULD CRACK ON THE BRAKING SURFACE.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCTION OR COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WEBB WHEEL WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS. 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 WEBB WHEEL AT 1-800-633-3256 OR UTILITY AT 626-854-7217.

Notes

CUSTOMER'S CAN 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 04V057000

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.