diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgent/RunAddAgentSourceExample.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgent/RunAddAgentSourceExample.java
index f3fe04be..019b8e6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgent/RunAddAgentSourceExample.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgent/RunAddAgentSourceExample.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public void insertAgentsIntoMobsim(){
 			qsim.insertAgentIntoMobsim( ag );
 
 			// insert vehicle:
-			final Vehicle vehicle = VehicleUtils.getFactory().createVehicle( Id.create( ag.getId(), Vehicle.class ), VehicleUtils.getDefaultVehicleType() );
+			final Vehicle vehicle = VehicleUtils.getFactory().createVehicle( Id.create( ag.getId(), Vehicle.class ), VehicleUtils.createDefaultVehicleType() );
 			QVehicleImpl qVeh = new QVehicleImpl( vehicle );
 			qsim.addParkedVehicle( qVeh, ag.getCurrentLinkId() );
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentUsingRouter/RunOwnMobsimAgentUsingRouterExample.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentUsingRouter/RunOwnMobsimAgentUsingRouterExample.java
index 36187c22..2c7e5563 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentUsingRouter/RunOwnMobsimAgentUsingRouterExample.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentUsingRouter/RunOwnMobsimAgentUsingRouterExample.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void insertAgentsIntoMobsim() {
 								qsim.insertAgentIntoMobsim(ag);
 
 								// insert vehicle:
-								final Vehicle vehicle = VehicleUtils.getFactory().createVehicle(Id.create(ag.getId(), Vehicle.class), VehicleUtils.getDefaultVehicleType());
+								final Vehicle vehicle = VehicleUtils.getFactory().createVehicle(Id.create(ag.getId(), Vehicle.class), VehicleUtils.createDefaultVehicleType());
 								final Id<Link> linkId4VehicleInsertion = Id.createLinkId(1);
 //								qsim.createAndParkVehicleOnLink(vehicle, linkId4VehicleInsertion);
 								final QVehicle qVeh = new QVehicleImpl( vehicle ) ;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentWithPerception/RunOwnMobsimAgentWithPerceptionExample.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentWithPerception/RunOwnMobsimAgentWithPerceptionExample.java
index 0d8c2da4..fa9bbdd4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentWithPerception/RunOwnMobsimAgentWithPerceptionExample.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/mobsim/ownMobsimAgentWithPerception/RunOwnMobsimAgentWithPerceptionExample.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public void insertAgentsIntoMobsim() {
 								
 								// insert vehicle:
 								final Id<Vehicle> vehId = Id.create("myVeh", Vehicle.class);
-								final VehicleType vehType = VehicleUtils.getDefaultVehicleType();
+								final VehicleType vehType = VehicleUtils.createDefaultVehicleType();
 								final VehiclesFactory vehFactory = VehicleUtils.getFactory();
 								final Vehicle vehicle = vehFactory.createVehicle(vehId, vehType);
 //								qsim.createAndParkVehicleOnLink(vehicle, startingLinkId);