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Spartan on certain motor homes equipped with ngi air pressure gauges located on the dash panel is giving a false reading.

NHTSA campaign 05V-146 · Reported December 4, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan K2
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL USE A JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING A 33 OHM RESISTOR WHICH WILL SHIFT THE RESISTANCE CURVE OF THE AIR PRESSURE SENDER TO MATCH THE ALARM POINT OF THE CURRENT GAUGE.
COST
Free

The short version

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. reported a problem with the service brakes, air supply. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NGI AIR PRESSURE GAUGES LOCATED ON THE DASH PANEL IS GIVING A FALSE READING.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS MAY CAUSE THE PARK BRAKE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, THUS THROWING THE PASSENGER FORWARD, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL USE A JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING A 33 OHM RESISTOR WHICH WILL SHIFT THE RESISTANCE CURVE OF THE AIR PRESSURE SENDER TO MATCH THE ALARM POINT OF THE CURRENT GAUGE, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-146.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2002–2005Spartan K2

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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