Shyft Group: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Shyft Group reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,783. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Shyft Group is recalling certain 2017-2022 Spartan RV Chassis K2 and K3 vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 25, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Shyft Group's number for this recall is 21-11.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Spartan K2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Spartan K3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan K2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan K3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Spartan K2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Spartan K3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan K2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan K3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Spartan K2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Spartan K3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan K2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan K3 | 0 | 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 21V319000.
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