Spartan Motors USA: Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on May 31, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 721. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2010-2014 K2 and K3 motor home chassis and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs. A component within the starter motor may break, potentially resulting in the starter motor overheating or drawing excessive current.
The risk
A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Spartan will notify the purchasers of the chassis and dealers will replace the starters, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Spartan's number for this recall is 17012.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Spartan Gladiator | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan K2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan K3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan K2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan K2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan K3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan K2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan K3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan K2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan K3 | 1 | 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 17V351000.
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