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NHTSA Campaign 08V567000

TRAILER HITCHES

Issued by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. · Reported Oct 28, 2008 · 2,621 vehicles affected

What's wrong

SPARTAN IS RECALLING 2,621 MY 2005-2009 K2, MY 2006-2009 MG, AND MY 2007-2009 MM MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH PUTNAM HITCHES. CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY FRACTURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER.

Consequence

SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN K2 2005 2,621
SPARTAN K2 2006 2,621
SPARTAN K2 2007 2,621
SPARTAN K2 2008 2,621
SPARTAN K2 2009 2,621
SPARTAN MG 2006 2,621
SPARTAN MG 2007 2,621
SPARTAN MG 2008 2,621
SPARTAN MG 2009 2,621
SPARTAN MM 2007 2,621
SPARTAN MM 2008 2,621
SPARTAN MM 2009 2,621

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V567000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.