Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V182000

Steering

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-05-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V182000

Steering

Component
Steering
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
2,694
Reported to NHTSA
2013-05-08
Owners notified
2013-06-24

Defect description

Spartan Motors Chassis (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 K2, and K3 and 2006-2010 MM motorhome chassis manufactured July 20, 2005, through December 17, 2010. The steering gear mounting brackets may crack and detach resulting in a loss of steering.

Safety risk

A loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners. Starting in mid-June 2013, dealers will install a replacement bracket or a reinforcement to the existing bracket. Until the remedy is available, owners may have their vehicle inspected at any Spartan service center. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Notices were mailed to owners on June 24, 2013. Owners can contact Spartan at 1-855-589-9836.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

17 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN K22011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
SPARTAN K32011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
SPARTAN MM2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

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.