- Vehicles
- 4,735
- Built between
- Jan 2002 – Mar 2005
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 June 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2002 and March 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2002-2005 Spartan K2Built January 2002 to March 2005
- 2003-2004 Spartan MEBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2002-2005 Spartan MGBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2004 Spartan MgnatBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2002-2005 Spartan MgtraBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2003-2005 Spartan MMBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2002 Spartan MmjayBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2002-2005 Spartan MmtraBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2004-2005 Spartan NVSBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2003 Spartan SGBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
- 2002-2004 Spartan SPBuilt January 2002 to March 2005
What the defect is
On certain motor homes equipped with ngi air pressure gauges located on the dash panel is giving a false reading.
What could happen
This may cause the park brake to engage without warning, thus throwing the passenger forward, creating the potential for injury to occupants.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL USE A JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING A 33 OHM RESISTOR WHICH WILL SHIFT THE RESISTANCE CURVE OF THE AIR PRESSURE SENDER TO MATCH THE ALARM POINT OF THE CURRENT GAUGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2002 to March 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 April 2005
- Owners notified3 June 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 April 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact spartan at 517-543-6400.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SPEC 05008
- Recalling manufacturer
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Spartan recall no. Spec 05008.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.