Sutphen Corporation: Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Sutphen Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 35. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SUTPHEN HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2010 SPH MODEL FIRE TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2004 AND JANUARY 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SERIES 60 DETROIT DIESEL OR C-13 CATERPILLAR ENGINES. PRE 2007, THE DETROIT DIESEL ENGINES WERE MOUNTED LOW IN THE FRAME WHICH CAUSES VIBRATION IN THE DRIVELINE. POST 2007, A NEW SUSPENSION AND FRAME DESIGN CAUSED THE DRIVELINE ANGLES OF THE DETROIT DIESEL AND CATERPILLAR ENGINES TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
The risk
VIBRATION IN THE DRIVELINE CAN CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE U-JOINTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
SUTPHEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE FIRE TRUCKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUTPHEN AT 1-866-287-5549.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Sutphen SPH 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Sutphen SPH 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Sutphen SPH 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Sutphen SPH 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Sutphen SPH 100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Sutphen SPH 100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Sutphen SPH 100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 10V071000.
Full record for the 2010 Sutphen SPH 100 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →