Spartan Motors USA: Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on May 17, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,582. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 Spartan K3 and MM motorhome chassis manufactured September 21, 2006, to March 23, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the flexible exhaust tube may tear allowing hot exhaust to blow against other components or materials.
The risk
If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Spartan will notify the motorhome manufacturers that purchased the affected chassis, and Spartan dealers will inspect the alignment of the tubes, correcting them and replacing any that are torn. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 16014. Note: This recall supersedes 15V-554.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan MM | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan K3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan MM | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan K3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan K3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan MM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Spartan K3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Spartan MM | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan K3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan MM | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Spartan K3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 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 16V313000.
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