Spartan Suspension

Spartan is recalling about 106 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. A failure of the air suspension system could result in a loss of some vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
15V471000
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
Reported
28 July 2015
Vehicles
106
Built between
Nov 2013 – May 2015
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 September 2015
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2013 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015-2016 Spartan K2Built November 2013 to May 2015
  • 2015-2016 Spartan K3Built November 2013 to May 2015

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2016.

100% repaired — 106 of 106 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 Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 K2, and K3 vehicles manufactured November 19, 2013, to May 7, 2015. Power could be lost in the vehicle's air suspension system.

What could happen

A failure of the air suspension system could result in a loss of some vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a independent electrical circuit that will supply power to the control module, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2013 to May 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 July 2015
  3. Owners notified9 September 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 100% 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 28 July 2015.

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 customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 15018.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
15018
Recalling manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
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.

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