Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V567000

Trailer hitches

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-10-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V567000

Trailer hitches

Component: Trailer hitches
Manufacturer: SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 2,621
Reported to NHTSA: 2008-10-28
Owners notified: 2009-01-21

Defect description

SPARTAN IS RECALLING 2,621 MY 2005-2009 K2, MY 2006-2009 MG, AND MY 2007-2009 MM MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH PUTNAM HITCHES. CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY FRACTURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER.

Safety risk

SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.

Notes

SPARTAN RECALL NO. 08023.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

12 model years across 3 models.

Model	Years on record
SPARTAN K2	2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
SPARTAN MG	2009 2008 2007 2006
SPARTAN MM	2009 2008 2007

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.