NHTSA Campaign 13V066000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by Spartan Motors, Inc. · Reported Feb 28, 2013 · 27 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Metro Star and Gladiator fire trucks manufactured from March 29, 2012, through January 30, 2013 and equipped with a Spartan advanced protection system (APS) supplied by Takata Protection Systems. The circuits on the control module of the APS may short and cause an inadvertent air bag deployment.

Consequence

An inadvertent air bag deployment could result in personal injury or increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new sub-wire harness on the control module of the APS, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - Option 4.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2012 27
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2013 27
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2012 27
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2013 27

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V066000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.