Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V146000

Service brakes, air: supply

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-04-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V146000

Service brakes, air: supply

Component
Service brakes, air: supply
Manufacturer
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Vehicles affected
4,735
Reported to NHTSA
2005-04-12
Owners notified
2005-06-03

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NGI AIR PRESSURE GAUGES LOCATED ON THE DASH PANEL IS GIVING A FALSE READING.

Safety risk

THIS MAY CAUSE THE PARK BRAKE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, THUS THROWING THE PASSENGER FORWARD, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL USE A JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING A 33 OHM RESISTOR WHICH WILL SHIFT THE RESISTANCE CURVE OF THE AIR PRESSURE SENDER TO MATCH THE ALARM POINT OF THE CURRENT GAUGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.

Notes

SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 05008.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

29 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN K22005 2004 2003 2002
SPARTAN ME2004 2003
SPARTAN MG2005 2004 2003 2002
SPARTAN Mgnat2004
SPARTAN Mgtra2005 2004 2003 2002
SPARTAN MM2005 2004 2003
SPARTAN Mmjay2002
SPARTAN Mmtra2005 2004 2003 2002
SPARTAN NVS2005 2004
SPARTAN SG2003
SPARTAN SP2004 2003 2002

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.