Spartan Motors, Inc.: Fuel System, Diesel › Storage › Tank Assembly
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 15, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 91. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Transit Bus Chassis Cab vehicles manufactured February 17, 2011, through March 18, 2014. The affected vehicles have fuel tank mounting crossmembers that could crack and potentially allow the fuel tank to fall to the ground, resulting in a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install new fuel tank mounting crossmembers, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2014. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14005.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 0 | 7 | 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 14V191000.
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