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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company weld that secures the mud flap bracket to the suspension beam may allow the mud flap bracket to detach.

NHTSA campaign 17V-483 · Reported August 1, 2017 · 35 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
35
REMEDY
Utility Trailer has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the weld for cracks, re-welding the bracket as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company reported a problem with the axle non-powered axle assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The weld that secures the mud flap bracket to the suspension beam may allow the mud flap bracket to detach.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the mud flap detaches during trailer use, it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will inspect the weld for cracks, re-welding the bracket as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-483.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-483

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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