Spartan Steering

Spartan is recalling about 254 vehicles over a problem with the steering. Loss of steering control could occur increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V156000
Manufacturer
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Reported
9 May 2006
Vehicles
254
Built between
Feb 1998 – Jun 1998
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 May 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1998 and June 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1998 Spartan K2Built February 1998 to June 1998
  • 1998 Spartan MMBuilt February 1998 to June 1998

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.

What could happen

Loss of steering control could occur increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1998 to June 1998
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 May 2006
  3. Owners notified30 May 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 9 May 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 517-543-6400.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SPEC 06011
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 06011.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

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