The issue
On certain emergency response chassis cabs equipped with a transmission retarder, the transmission fluid cooler may fail, allowing engine coolant to mix with transmission fluid. This could result in the transmission to not shift into certain ranges, or could lock into a range where upshifting may be restricted, which could increase the risk of a vehicle crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the transmission cooler.
Description (français)
Sur certains châssis-cabines d'intervention d'urgence munis d'un ralentisseur de transmission, le refroidisseur de liquide de transmission pourrait présenter une défaillance, ce qui permettrait au liquide de refroidissement du moteur de se mélanger au liquide de transmission. Cela pourrait empêcher le changement de rapports dans certaines plages ou bloquer la transmission dans une plage dans laquelle le passage au rapport supérieur peut être restreint, ce qui pourrait augmenter les risques de collision pouvant endommager des biens matériels ou blesser quelqu'un (ou les deux). Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer le refroidisseur de transmission.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan ADVANTAGE | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan DIAMOND | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan GLADIATOR | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Spartan METRO STAR | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2006 | 0 | 12 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2007 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2008 | 0 | 21 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2009 | 0 | 23 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2010 | 0 | 29 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2011 | 0 | 26 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 2010 | 0 | 1 |