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Spartan on certain motor homes, the brake lights become inoperable when the fuse is blown upon activation of the auxiliary brake.

NHTSA campaign 06V-035 · Reported July 2, 2006 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan K2
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE AND CONTROL THE BRAKE LIGHT POWER SOURCE FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. reported a problem with the wiring fuses and circuit breakers. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN THE FUSE IS BLOWN UPON ACTIVATION OF THE AUXILIARY BRAKE. AT THE TIME, THE AUXILIARY BRAKE, THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR, AND AUXILIARY BRAKE 'BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION' CEASE TO FUNCTION, AND THE 'CHECK' ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES.

WHY IT MATTERS

A LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL RELOCATE AND CONTROL THE BRAKE LIGHT POWER SOURCE FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 06V-035.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2006Spartan K2

What changed

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

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