1999 Utility Trailer
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1999 Utility Trailer. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1999 Utility Trailer. Newest first.
On certain trailers equipped with spring brake control valve assemblies, there IS a recessed area on top of the valve in which a brass guide pin fits down inside the body of the valve and IS held in place by a steel snap ring. the recessed area allows accumulation of water, dirt, and/or chemicals to build up behind the snap ring to the point where it will…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Failure of the valve in an empty or lightly loaded trailer while the vehicle IS in motion could result in a hard application of the spring brakes, possibly locking up the trailer wheels and resulting in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Sealco will provide a repair kit and installation instructions to its customers free of charge. 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 sealco at 602-253-1007 or utility at 626-965-1541.
Owner complaints
5 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Tires › Tread/belt
Tire size 75016, commercial trailer tire, tires have fifty percent of tread life left. three tires have failed with six to eight inches of tread separating from the tire, all tires stayed inflated. *Ak dot numbers 1300 and 279 failed. *slc
- Electrical system › Wiring · Equipment · Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift · Exterior lighting · Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
Two of the four water tanks have fallen off the vehicle onto the axle because the welded metal was too thin and when heated it cracked causing the tanks to fall. consumer believes these failures resulted from poor design and poor construction. nlm
- Trailer hitches
(Pullright 5TH wheel trailer hitch) latching pivot weld on the hitch broke completey off, repaired by rewelding however broke again, third repair was replacing pivot with bolt and nut however three of the four bolts broke completely through. Mjs
- Trailer hitches
1999 32FT s c royal voyager presidential trailer was manufactured with an unsafe extremely heavy tongue weight. Mjs
- Trailer hitches
Travel trailer (dutchmen) experiences excessive tongue weight overload, when traveling with items.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10144439Utility re-issued the rear impact guard (bumber) requirements when requesting a replacement bumper and / or DOT decal.
- 10129960Utility released a bulletin outlining reefer and dry van rub rail parts required and installation instructions.
- 10117900This Bulletin was originally released on March 30, 2009. Utility re-released on August 18, 2017 to reflect the addition of the UTM Plant in Mexico.
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