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NHTSA Campaign 14V623000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

Issued by Spartan Motors, Inc. · Reported Oct 6, 2014 · 389 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Advantage, Diamond, Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured November 29, 2005, to June 19, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the transmission fluid cooler may fail, allowing the engine coolant to mix with the transmission fluid.

Consequence

If the engine coolant mixes with the transmission fluid, the transmission may not shift properly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Spartan will notify owners and dealers will install a new transmission fluid cooler, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Owners were mailed an interim notification on November 25, 2014 and will also be mailed a second letter when parts are available. Parts should be available in mid to late January 2015. The recall began on February 9, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14017.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2006 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2007 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2008 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2009 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2010 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2011 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2012 389
SPARTAN ADVANTAGE 2013 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2006 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2007 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2008 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2009 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2010 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2011 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2012 389
SPARTAN DIAMOND 2013 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2006 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2007 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2008 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2009 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2010 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2011 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2012 389
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2013 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2006 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2007 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2008 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2009 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2010 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2011 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2012 389
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2013 389

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V623000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.