Spartan Motors USA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,212. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 K2, K3 and MM motorhomes manufactured March 17, 2003, to March 15, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the engine cooling fan may separate from the fan drive while the fan is spinning.
The risk
If the engine area is open and the cooling fan is operating and detaches, someone nearby may be injured.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fan and fan drive system, free of charge. Interim notices were mailed to owners on October 29, 2015. The recall began on October 29, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-582-3454. Spartan's number for this recall is 15014.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Spartan K2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan K3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan MM | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Spartan K2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Spartan K3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Spartan K2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Spartan K3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Spartan MM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Spartan K2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Spartan K3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Spartan MM | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Spartan K2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Spartan K3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Spartan MM | 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 15V549000.
Full record for the 2008 Spartan K2 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →