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Spartan in the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack.

NHTSA campaign 13V-628 · Reported December 18, 2013 · 37 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Advantage, Gladiator and Metrostar
VEHICLES AFFECTED
37
REMEDY
Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack.

WHY IT MATTERS

Cracking of the welds could result in difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-628.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2007Spartan Advantage
2006–2010Spartan Gladiator
2009–2010Spartan Metrostar

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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