- Vehicles
- 85
- Built between
- Feb 2004 – Jun 2010
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 August 2013
- Repaired
- 92%
- Unrepaired
- 7
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2004 and June 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2009 Spartan RMA 103Built February 2004 to June 2010
- 2005-2009 Spartan RMA 75Built February 2004 to June 2010
- 2005-2009 Spartan RMP 100Built February 2004 to June 2010
- 2004-2010 Spartan TDABuilt February 2004 to June 2010
Repair progress
7 of 85 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
92% repaired — 78 of 85 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Spartan ERV (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 RMA 75 and RMP 100; model year 2004-2009 RMA 103 and model year 2004-2010 TDA aerial fire vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with rotation interlock magnets that are attached by an adhesive. The adhesive degrades over time causing the magnets to detach.
What could happen
Without properly positioned rotation interlock magnets, the aerial position cannot be properly tracked and if the outriggers are not fully deployed, the vehicle may become unstable, allowing it to roll over, causing personal injury.
What gets fixed
Spartan has notified owners, and the rotation interlock magnets will be secured using mechanical fasteners, free of charge.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2004 to June 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 2013
- Owners notified1 August 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 92% repaired
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 12 August 2013.
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 ERV at 1-800-867-6478, Option 2.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Spartan ERV
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.