NHTSA Campaign 11V516000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. · Reported Oct 17, 2011 · 1,294 vehicles affected

What's wrong

SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 INCOMPLETE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 4, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, PART NUMBER 2791-NN2E-001 OR 2791-NN2E-002. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT CANCEL. ADDITIONALLY, THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INADVERTENT, MODERATE INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLES REACHES ITS GOVERNED SPEED AFTER THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL IS SET.

Consequence

IF THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKE OR IF THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE, THEY MAY HAVE REDUCED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN APG 2009 1,294
SPARTAN APG 2010 1,294
SPARTAN K2 2009 1,294
SPARTAN K2 2010 1,294
SPARTAN K2 2011 1,294
SPARTAN K3 2010 1,294
SPARTAN K3 2011 1,294
SPARTAN MG 2009 1,294
SPARTAN MG 2010 1,294
SPARTAN MG 2011 1,294
SPARTAN MG 2012 1,294
SPARTAN MM 2010 1,294
SPARTAN MM 2011 1,294
SPARTAN NG 2009 1,294
SPARTAN NG 2010 1,294
SPARTAN NG 2011 1,294

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V516000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.