Utilimaster Equipment: Labels

Utilimaster is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The incorrect tire pressure information may cause the operator to under inflate the tires, possibly causing a tire blow out and increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V524000
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
Reported
25 August 2017
Vehicles
11
Built between
Oct 2016 – Nov 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 October 2017
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2016 and November 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016 Utilimaster Truck BodyBuilt October 2016 to November 2016

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2019.

100% repaired — 11 of 11 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 2016 Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles. The rear tire pressure information printed on the label is less than the required tire pressure for the weight rating of the vehicle.

What could happen

The incorrect tire pressure information may cause the operator to under inflate the tires, possibly causing a tire blow out and increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Spartan will notify owners and will provide a corrected tire pressure label, free of charge. The recall began on October 5, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2016 to November 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 August 2017
  3. Owners notified5 October 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 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 25 August 2017.

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 1-800-582-3454. Spartan's number for this recall is 17022.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
17022
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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