- Vehicles
- 88
- Built between
- Nov 2005 – May 2006
- Models
- 24
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2005 and May 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Spartan DA32L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan DA3AH-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan DA41G-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan DA41L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan DA41M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan DA41M-3164Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan GA41L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan GA41M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan GA42L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan KA41J-2144Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan KA41M-2144Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan LA40J-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan LA41L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan LA41M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan LA41M-3164Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan LA42L-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA21-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA40M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA40M-3164Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA41M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA41M-2144Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA41M-3164Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA42G-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
- 2006 Spartan VA42M-2142Built November 2005 to May 2006
What the defect is
On certain fire trucks equipped with cummins isl CM850 diesel engines, the connecting rods which transfer energy from the piston to the crankshaft are defective and can result in seizure of the piston pin. A piston pin seizure can result in a mission-disabling engine failure.
What could happen
This condition could ultimately result in a loss of vehicle power (engine stall) increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
SPARTAN IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO REPLACE THE CONNECTING RODS FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2005 to May 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 May 2006
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 19 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 or cummins at 1-800-DIESELS.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SPEC 06013
- 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 06013.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.