Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V453000

Equipment: electrical

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-08-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V453000

Equipment: electrical

Component
Equipment: electrical
Manufacturer
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Vehicles affected
174
Reported to NHTSA
2011-08-29
Owners notified
2011-10-16

Defect description

SPARTAN CHASSIS (SPARTAN), THE PARENT COMPANY OF UTILIMASTER, IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 UTILIMASTER TRUCK BODIES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 25, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 19, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A SURE POWER BATTERY SEPARATOR, PART NUMBER 16511893 (MODEL 1314) OR 16512967 (MODEL 1315). SUSPECT VEHICLES, IN THEIR AS- BUILT CONFIGURATION, HAD THE SURE POWER BATTERY SEPARATOR INSTALLED ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE CURB SIDE RAIL. THESE BATTERY SEPARATORS MAY OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

UTILIMASTER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SEPARATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILIMASTER AT 1-800-582-3454.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
UTILMASTER Truck Body2011 2010 2009 2008

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.