NHTSA Campaign 11V412000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Issued by Spartan Motors, Inc. · Reported Aug 11, 2011 · 313 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain 2011 SU and 2011 through 2012 model year MM, K2, and K3 recreational vehicle chassis manufactured from January 28, 2011, through June 28, 2011, equipped with air gauges supplied by Ametek. An incorrect value may have been used in the formula for calculating the sweep angle of the dial. This may have resulted in the accuracy of the gauge varying as much as eleven percent from the cutout pressure as opposed to the maximum allowable of +/- seven percent. Consequently, these chassis fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Consequence

In a condition where constant braking may be necessary, the air systems may deplete sooner than expected. This could cause the application of the spring brake without warning and may result in a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Spartan Chassis will notify owners and replace the affected guages with compliant ones, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-4277 - Option 1. Spartan's campagn number is 11018.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN K2 2011 313
SPARTAN K2 2012 313
SPARTAN K3 2011 313
SPARTAN K3 2012 313
SPARTAN MM 2011 313
SPARTAN MM 2012 313
SPARTAN SU 2011 313

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V412000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.