Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 EMERGENCY RESCUE CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3 2009 THROUGH JUNE 3, 2010. THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH HOUSES THE CAB TILT CONTROL CIRCUIT IS SUBJECT TO FLUID INTRUSION. WHEN FLUID ENTERS THE MODULE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR CAUSING THE CAB TO TILT(HOIST) WITHOUT WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE CAB WERE TO TILT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT MAY SURPRISE THE DRIVER WHO MAY THEN REACT ADVERSELY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-800-543-4277 OPTION 1.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Defect investigations
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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.