Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V429000

Electrical system: ignition: module

Spartan Motors USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-06-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V429000

Electrical system: ignition: module

Component
Electrical system: ignition: module
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
Vehicles affected
15
Reported to NHTSA
2016-06-13
Owners notified
2016-06-09

Defect description

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Gladiator and K3 motorhome chassis manufactured April 18, 2016, through June 7, 2016 and equipped with Cummins ISX15 engines using certain engine control modules (ECM). These ECM's may experience an internal electrical short that can cause a fuse to blow, resulting in an unexpected engine stall without the ability to restart the engine.

Safety risk

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective ECM with a remedy part, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16016.

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.go

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Gladiator2017
SPARTAN K32017

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.