The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND A GRID PAD DUE TO THE PINS BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER DIAMETERS AFTER ASSEMBLY. ELECTRICAL POWER MAY BE LOST TO COMPONENTS OF THE MAJOR CHASSIS OPERATING SYSTEMS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING, COOLING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND/OR NOT BE CAPABLE OF POWERING UP.
The risk
EACH VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR: LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS, OPERATION OF THE RIGHT CHASSIS STOP/TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TRAILER STOP/TURN SIGNAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AUXILIARY BRAKE SYSTEM, THE HEATER ELEMENTS IN THE AIR DRYER, AND THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THE WATER-IN-FUEL SEPARATOR.
The remedy
THE DVEC BUSSMANN BOX WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood American Tradition | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Revolution LE | 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan MG | 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan MM | 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan NG | 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan SG | 2007, 2008 |
| Spartan SU | 2007, 2008 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2007, 2008 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007, 2008 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| Fleetwood American Eagle | 2008 | 6 | 3 |
| Fleetwood American Tradition | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| Fleetwood American Tradition | 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Revolution LE | 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Revolution LE | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan MG | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan MG | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan MM | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan MM | 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| Spartan NG | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan NG | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan SG | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan SG | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan SU | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan SU | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2008 | 6 | 9 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2007
35 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the electrical system; SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 07V599000 28 Dec 2007 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 07V569000 15 Dec 2007 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 07V573000 14 Dec 2007 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 07V574000 14 Dec 2007 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 07V557000 11 Dec 2007 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 07V552000 5 Dec 2007 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 07V544000 29 Nov 2007 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 07V538000 27 Nov 2007 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007