NHTSA Campaign 16V676000

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

Issued by Spartan Motors USA · Reported Sep 19, 2016 · 264 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2017 Emergency Response K3, Metrostar, and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis manufactured April 12, 2010, to August 31, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.

Consequence

An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering pumps, free of charge. The recall began on October 11, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16022.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2010 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2011 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2012 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2013 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2014 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2015 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2016 264
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2017 264
SPARTAN K3 2010 264
SPARTAN K3 2011 264
SPARTAN K3 2012 264
SPARTAN K3 2013 264
SPARTAN K3 2014 264
SPARTAN K3 2015 264
SPARTAN K3 2016 264
SPARTAN K3 2017 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2010 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2011 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2012 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2013 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2014 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2015 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2016 264
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2017 264

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V676000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.