Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V191000

Fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-04-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V191000

Fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, diesel: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
91
Reported to NHTSA
2014-04-15
Owners notified
2014-06-12

Defect description

Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Transit Bus Chassis Cab vehicles manufactured February 17, 2011, through March 18, 2014. The affected vehicles have fuel tank mounting crossmembers that could crack and potentially allow the fuel tank to fall to the ground, resulting in a fuel leak.

Safety risk

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install new fuel tank mounting crossmembers, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2014. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14005.

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

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN MOTORS Transit BUS Chassis CAB2014 2013 2012 2011

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.