Spartan Structure: Roof and Pillars

Spartan is recalling about 3,598 vehicles over a problem with the structure. Failure of the adhesive to secure the sub- assemblies of the body could allow the roof to come off while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of serious injury or crash.

Campaign
08V282000
Manufacturer
SUPREME CORPORATION
Reported
27 June 2008
Vehicles
3,598
Built between
Sep 2006 – Jun 2008
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 February 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2006 and June 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2006-2008 Spartan MIBuilt September 2006 to June 2008
  • 2006-2008 Spartan MSBuilt September 2006 to June 2008

What the defect is

Supreme is recalling 3,598 my 2006-2008 spartan ms and mi utility vehicles. The roof of the utility vehicles could dislodge while in use.

What could happen

Failure of the adhesive to secure the sub- assemblies of the body could allow the roof to come off while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of serious injury or crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL FASTENERS TO SECURE THE INDIVIDUAL SUB-ASSEMBLIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2006 to June 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2008
  3. Owners notified18 February 2009

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 27 June 2008.

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 supreme at 1-574-642-4888.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
000314
Recalling manufacturer
SUPREME CORPORATION
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

Supreme recall no. 000314.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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