- Vehicles
- 102
- Built between
- Dec 2014 – Feb 2018
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 June 2018
- Repaired
- 71%
- Unrepaired
- 16
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2014 and February 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016-2019 Spartan K2Built December 2014 to February 2018
- 2016-2019 Spartan K3Built December 2014 to February 2018
Repair progress
16 of 102 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.
71% repaired — 72 of 102 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 14
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 2016-2019 Spartan Specialty Vehicles K2 and K3 motorhome chassis. The tag axle tire may become damaged due to contact with the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) fill mounting bracket.
What could happen
The damaged tag axle tire may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Spartan has notified owners, and dealers will modify the DEF fill mounting bracket to give adequate clearance to the tag axle tire, free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2014 to February 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 June 2018
- Owners notified25 June 2018
- Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 71% 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 7 June 2018.
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 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 1806.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 1806
- 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.