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Spartan cotter pins may be missing or improperly installed at the actuator rod of the front slack adjuster for the front brakes.

NHTSA campaign 19V-049 · Reported January 23, 2019 · 73 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan K1
VEHICLES AFFECTED
73
REMEDY
Spartan will notify owners, and service centers will inspect the cotter pin installation, properly installing the pin and adjusting the brakes as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Spartan Motors USA reported a problem with the service brakes. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The cotter pins may be missing or improperly installed at the actuator rod of the front slack adjuster for the front brakes.

WHY IT MATTERS

The missing or improperly installed cotter pin may cause the actuator rod to detach, affecting brake performance and lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Spartan will notify owners, and service centers will inspect the cotter pin installation, properly installing the pin and adjusting the brakes as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-049.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2019–2020Spartan K1

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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