Spartan Motors, Inc.: Back Over Prevention › Camera System
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 27, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,904. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Utilimaster Walk-in vans and truck body vehicles manufactured January 21, 2014, to March 12, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
The risk
If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any camera that is not displaying the correct images. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-582-3454.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Utilimaster Truck Body | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Utilimaster Walk-In Van | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utilimaster Truck Body | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Utilimaster Walk-In Van | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Utilimaster Truck Body | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Utilimaster Walk-In Van | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Utilimaster Truck Body | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Utilimaster Walk-In Van | 0 | 4 | 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 15V247000.
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