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Spartan Chassis suspect vehicles, in their as- built configuration, had the sure power battery separator installed on the inboard side of the curb side rail.

NHTSA campaign 11V-453 · Reported August 29, 2011 · 174 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Chassis
VEHICLES AFFECTED
174
REMEDY
UTILIMASTER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SEPARATOR FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

SUSPECT VEHICLES, IN THEIR AS- BUILT CONFIGURATION, HAD THE SURE POWER BATTERY SEPARATOR INSTALLED ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE CURB SIDE RAIL. THESE BATTERY SEPARATORS MAY OVERHEAT.

WHY IT MATTERS

OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.

WHAT TO DO

UTILIMASTER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SEPARATOR FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-453.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 11V-453

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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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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