Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V676000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump

Spartan Motors USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-09-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V676000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump

Component
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
Vehicles affected
264
Reported to NHTSA
2016-09-19
Owners notified
2016-10-11

Defect description

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2017 Emergency Response K3, Metrostar, and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis manufactured April 12, 2010, to August 31, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.

Safety risk

An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering pumps, free of charge. The recall began on October 11, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16022.

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

24 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Gladiator2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
SPARTAN K32017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
SPARTAN Metrostar2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

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.