Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V316000

Electrical system: software

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-07-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V316000

Electrical system: software

Component
Electrical system: software
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
330
Reported to NHTSA
2013-07-19
Owners notified
2013-08-09

Defect description

Spartan Motors, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Utilimaster Reach vehicles. A software problem in the control module may cause the vehicle to have an inadvertent engine shutdown.

Safety risk

An engine shutdown without warning increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the control modules free of charge. The recall beagn on August 9, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan Motors at 1-800-582-3454.

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

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
UTILIMASTER Reach2013 2012

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.