2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Utility Trailer VS2DX, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags133.3%
- Body & structure133.3%
- Seat belts133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN TRAVELING AT 35MPH COLLIDED AT 90 DEGREES WITH SIDE OF A 53' BOX TRAILER. BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER THE SUBURBAN'S FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL PASSED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER, ALLOWING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER TO CRUSH THE CAB OF THE SUBURBAN. AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION, THE ROOF OF THE SUBURBAN CRUSHED IN ON THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WAS TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND PINNED TO HIS HEADREST CAUSING HIM DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION. THIS WAS A SURVIVABLE COLLISION SPEED AS SHOWN BY THE 35MPH NCAP TEST FOR THIS SUV. THE SUBURBAN'S SAFETY SYSTEMS (CRUMPLE ZONES, SEAT BELTS, AIRBAGS, SURVIVAL SPACE, ETC.) WERE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY THE LACK A GUARDRAIL OR BUMPER SIMILAR TO THAT PRESENT ON THE REAR OF TRAILERS. THE UTILITY TRAILER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN SIDE TYPE COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE COLLISION FORCES ARE PLACED UPON THE WINDSCREEN AND ROOF OF THE CAR WHICH IS NOT CAPABLE OF KEEPING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AWAY FROM THE FACE, HEAD, AND UPPER BODY OF SMALLER CARS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN TRAVELING AT 35MPH COLLIDED AT 90 DEGREES WITH SIDE OF A 53' BOX TRAILER. BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER THE SUBURBAN'S FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL PASSED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER, ALLOWING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER TO CRUSH THE CAB OF THE SUBURBAN. AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION, THE ROOF OF THE SUBURBAN CRUSHED IN ON THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WAS TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND PINNED TO HIS HEADREST CAUSING HIM DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION. THIS WAS A SURVIVABLE COLLISION SPEED AS SHOWN BY THE 35MPH NCAP TEST FOR THIS SUV. THE SUBURBAN'S SAFETY SYSTEMS (CRUMPLE ZONES, SEAT BELTS, AIRBAGS, SURVIVAL SPACE, ETC.) WERE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY THE LACK A GUARDRAIL OR BUMPER SIMILAR TO THAT PRESENT ON THE REAR OF TRAILERS. THE UTILITY TRAILER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN SIDE TYPE COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE COLLISION FORCES ARE PLACED UPON THE WINDSCREEN AND ROOF OF THE CAR WHICH IS NOT CAPABLE OF KEEPING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AWAY FROM THE FACE, HEAD, AND UPPER BODY OF SMALLER CARS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN TRAVELING AT 35MPH COLLIDED AT 90 DEGREES WITH SIDE OF A 53' BOX TRAILER. BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER THE SUBURBAN'S FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL PASSED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER, ALLOWING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER TO CRUSH THE CAB OF THE SUBURBAN. AS A RESULT OF THIS COLLISION, THE ROOF OF THE SUBURBAN CRUSHED IN ON THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER'S HEAD WAS TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND PINNED TO HIS HEADREST CAUSING HIM DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION. THIS WAS A SURVIVABLE COLLISION SPEED AS SHOWN BY THE 35MPH NCAP TEST FOR THIS SUV. THE SUBURBAN'S SAFETY SYSTEMS (CRUMPLE ZONES, SEAT BELTS, AIRBAGS, SURVIVAL SPACE, ETC.) WERE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY THE LACK A GUARDRAIL OR BUMPER SIMILAR TO THAT PRESENT ON THE REAR OF TRAILERS. THE UTILITY TRAILER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN SIDE TYPE COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE COLLISION FORCES ARE PLACED UPON THE WINDSCREEN AND ROOF OF THE CAR WHICH IS NOT CAPABLE OF KEEPING THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AWAY FROM THE FACE, HEAD, AND UPPER BODY OF SMALLER CARS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .