Spartan Motors, Inc.: Suspension › Front
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 452. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain 2010-2014 model year MM motorhome chassis manufactured December 11, 2009, through January 30, 2013, and equipped with a sway bar and model 1253 front suspension. This front suspension design has increased rebound travel which may result in a binding condition of the sway bar end link which could lead to the breaking of the sway bar end links.
The risk
Broken sway bar end links may result in poor vehicle handling, or sway, which increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will replace the old end links with new end links and an improved mounting, free of charge. The recall began on March 4, 2014. Customers may contact Spartan Chassis at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Chassis's number for this recall is 12012.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Spartan MM | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 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 14V020000.
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