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Spartan Motors due to a manufacturing error, the control arms may fracture or break without warning.

NHTSA campaign 13V-441 · Reported September 18, 2013 · 75 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Motors Transit Bus
VEHICLES AFFECTED
75
REMEDY
Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the control arms and mounting hardware, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Spartan Motors, Inc. reported a problem with the front control arm. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Due to a manufacturing error, the control arms may fracture or break without warning.

WHY IT MATTERS

If a lower control arm breaks, and separates from the mounting bushing, loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the control arms and mounting hardware, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-441.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2013Spartan Motors Transit Bus

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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