Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V505000

Fuel system, diesel

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-08-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V505000

Fuel system, diesel

Component
Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
87
Reported to NHTSA
2014-08-18
Owners notified
2014-08-29

Defect description

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Gladiator emergency vehicles, 2013-2014 Metrostar emergency vehicles, 2015 motorhome chassis, and 2015 school buses chassis. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.

Safety risk

If the engine stalls unexpectedly, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan has notified the final stage manufacturers, and Cummins will replace the affected fuel filters, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Owners may also contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583.

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

6 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Gladiator2015 2014
SPARTAN Metrostar2014 2013
SPARTAN MM2015
SPARTAN SB2015

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.