The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSIONS, THE DEFECT IS INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING TORQUE OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE CARRIER BOLT THAT MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE FROM ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.
The risk
SHOULD THE STEERING KNUCKLE CARRIER SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM, THE OPERATOR COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
TUTHILL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A RETROFIT KIT P/N K704627 FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TUTHILL TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES AT 800-225-7824 (EXT. #390) OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan K2 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Spartan ME2 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
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 K2 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan K2 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan K2 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan K2 | 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan ME2 | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan ME2 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan ME2 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan ME2 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2003
25 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the suspension; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 03V460000 10 Nov 2003 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 03V436000 4 Nov 2003 | RHODES TRAILERS |
| 03V411000 22 Oct 2003 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC |
| 03V371000 6 Oct 2003 | FINN CORPORATION |
| 03V369000 3 Oct 2003 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 03V341000 15 Sept 2003 | TRAVEL SUPREME, INC. |
| 03V328000 12 Sept 2003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 03V342000 12 Sept 2003 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003