NHTSA Campaign 15V670000

TIRES

Issued by Spartan Motors USA · Reported Oct 19, 2015 · 406 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Utilimaster Vans manufactured July 11, 2014, to September 22, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a Tire placard that indicates the wrong cargo capacity information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

Consequence

An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded which can cause tire failure and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Utilimaster will notify owners and will send a label with the cargo capacity information corrected, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Utilimaster customer service at 1-800-582-3454. Spartan's number for this recall is 15024.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
UTILIMASTER WALK-IN VAN 2014 406
UTILIMASTER WALK-IN VAN 2015 406

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V670000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.