Spartan Motors USA: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 19, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 264. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2017 Emergency Response K3, Metrostar, and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis manufactured April 12, 2010, to August 31, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.
The risk
An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering pumps, free of charge. The recall began on October 11, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16022.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan K3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan Metrostar | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Spartan K3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan Gladiator | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan K3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan K3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan K3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 20 | 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 16V676000.
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