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Spartan Chassis weld around the igen3 steering shaft tube that secures the spline tube to the intermediate tube may be mislocated (I.E., not fully over the seam created when the tubes are pressed together.)

NHTSA campaign 10V-288 · Reported June 28, 2010 · 340 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Chassis
VEHICLES AFFECTED
340
REMEDY
SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. reported a problem with the steering column. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE WELD AROUND THE IGEN3 STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT SECURES THE SPLINE TUBE TO THE INTERMEDIATE TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED (I.E., NOT FULLY OVER THE SEAM CREATED WHEN THE TUBES ARE PRESSED TOGETHER.)

WHY IT MATTERS

MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-288.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-288

What changed

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

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