Spartan Vehicle Speed Control

Spartan is recalling about 1,294 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. If the driver attempts to cancel the cruise control by applying the brake or if the vehicle speed increases and the driver is unaware, they may have reduced control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
11V516000
Manufacturer
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Reported
17 October 2011
Vehicles
1,294
Built between
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 January 2012
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2010 and January 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2009-2010 Spartan APGBuilt January 2010 to January 2011
  • 2009-2011 Spartan K2Built January 2010 to January 2011
  • 2010-2011 Spartan K3Built January 2010 to January 2011
  • 2009-2012 Spartan MGBuilt January 2010 to January 2011
  • 2010-2011 Spartan MMBuilt January 2010 to January 2011
  • 2009-2011 Spartan NGBuilt January 2010 to January 2011

What the defect is

Spartan is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 incomplete recreational vehicle chassis manufactured from january 4, 2010, through january 26, 2011, equipped with an electronic control module, part number 2791-NN2E-001 or 2791-NN2E-002. When the brake is applied, the cruise control may not cancel. Additionally, these vehicles may exhibit an inadvertent, moderate increase in vehicle speed until the vehicles reaches its governed speed after the vehicle's cruise control is set.

What could happen

If the driver attempts to cancel the cruise control by applying the brake or if the vehicle speed increases and the driver is unaware, they may have reduced control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2012.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2010 to January 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 October 2011
  3. Owners notified9 January 2012

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 17 October 2011.

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 1-517-543-6400.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
11027
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's recall campaign number is 11027.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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.

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