NHTSA Campaign 15V403000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Issued by Spartan Motors, Inc. · Reported Jun 24, 2015 · 1,599 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Furion, Gladiator, and Metrostar emergency response vehicles manufactured November 10, 2009, to June 16, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the engine cooling fan may crack and the fan blades may detach while the fan is spinning.

Consequence

If the cab is raised, such as during a repair, and the engine cooling fan is operating and comes apart, those in close proximity could be injured from the shattered parts.

Remedy

Spartan will notify the vehicle manufacturers that purchased the affected emergency vehicle chassis, and their dealers will install a new engine cooling fan, free of charge. The recall began on August 19, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 15011.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN FURION 2010 1,599
SPARTAN FURION 2011 1,599
SPARTAN FURION 2012 1,599
SPARTAN FURION 2013 1,599
SPARTAN FURION 2014 1,599
SPARTAN FURION 2015 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2010 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2011 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2012 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2013 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2014 1,599
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2015 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2010 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2011 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2012 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2013 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2014 1,599
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2015 1,599

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V403000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.