Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V628000

Suspension: front

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-12-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V628000

Suspension: front

Component
Suspension: front
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
37
Reported to NHTSA
2013-12-18

Defect description

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Diamond, model year 2006-2010 Gladiator, model year 2009-2010 Metrostar and one model year 2007 Advantage emergency response vehicles manufactured December 22, 2005, through October 13, 2010, and equipped with independent front suspensions (IFS) by Ridgewell Corporation. In the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack.

Safety risk

Cracking of the welds could result in difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge. An interim notification will be sent in January 2014. A second notification will be sent when the remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 13028.

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

10 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Advantage2007
SPARTAN Diamond2007 2006
SPARTAN Gladiator2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
SPARTAN Metrostar2010 2009

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.