NHTSA Campaign 06V413000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. · Reported Oct 31, 2006 · 1 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH A CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE IN A FLEETWOOD HERITAGE MOTOR HOME, THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION (VVA) OIL LINE MAY WEAR CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.

Consequence

AN OIL LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 05E078). THE VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED, THE VVA OIL LINE REPLACED, AND A RETENTION CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING. THE RECALL BEGAN ONNOVEMBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-877-777-3126, SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FLEETWOOD AMERICAN HERITAGE 2006 1
SPARTAN K3 2005 1

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V413000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.