Spartan Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Spartan is recalling about 833 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A loss of brake lights could result in a crash.

Campaign
06V035000
Manufacturer
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Reported
7 February 2006
Vehicles
833
Built between
Mar 2005 – Feb 2006
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 February 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2005 and February 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006 Spartan K2Built March 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Spartan MGBuilt March 2005 to February 2006
  • 2006 Spartan Mountain MasterBuilt March 2005 to February 2006

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the brake lights become inoperable when the fuse is blown upon activation of the auxiliary brake. At the time, the auxiliary brake, the coolant level sensor, and auxiliary brake 'brake light activation' cease to function, and the 'check' engine light illuminates.

What could happen

A loss of brake lights could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL RELOCATE AND CONTROL THE BRAKE LIGHT POWER SOURCE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2005 to February 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 February 2006
  3. Owners notified27 February 2006

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 7 February 2006.

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 1-800-543-4277, option 1.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SPEC 05025
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 05025.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.

Same component

Same brand