NHTSA Campaign 15V746000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Issued by Spartan Motors USA · Reported Nov 10, 2015 · 23 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 MetroStar Chassis cabs built for Emergency Response use and ILAV Chassis cabs for Department of Defense use, manufactured December 9, 2014 to June 3, 2015 and equipped with certain drive axles manufactured by Marmon-Herrington. The affected axles have hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened.

Consequence

If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Spartan will notify owners and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2015. Owners may contact Marmon Herrington customer service at 1-517-543-6400 or contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN DEFENSE DEPT. CHASSIS CAB 2014 23
SPARTAN DEFENSE DEPT. CHASSIS CAB 2015 23
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2014 23
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2015 23

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V746000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.