2004 Utility VS2RA 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 2004 Utility VS2RA, 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
- Exterior lighting150.0%
- Tires & wheels150.0%
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
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 UTILITY VS2RA TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. HE CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND DISCOVERED THAT NONE OF THEM WERE WORKING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. HE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ANOTHER ADAPTER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CONNECT THE GROUND WIRE TO THE CHASSIS. THE VINYL-COVERED WIRING DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CONNECTIVITY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE TRAILER MODEL. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
NAVAJO TRANSPORTATION OUT OF DENVER , CO IS ALLOWING BAD STEER TIRES ON THEIR TRUCKS. ASK AT THE TA IN TROUTSDALE, OR , STOP SOME NAVAJO TRUCK SOMETIME. A DRIVER HAD A STEER TIRE THAT WAS LOOKING BAD ON ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND WAS UNSAFE ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT NAVAJO SAID JUST TURN IT AROUND PUT IT OTHER SIDE SO YOU CAN'T SEE THE BAD PART AND BE DONE WITH IT. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE NOW. THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR ALLOWING BAD STEER TIRES ON THEIR TRUCKS. *NM
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 .