The defect
SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 INCOMPLETE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 4, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, PART NUMBER 2791-NN2E-001 OR 2791-NN2E-002. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT CANCEL. ADDITIONALLY, THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INADVERTENT, MODERATE INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLES REACHES ITS GOVERNED SPEED AFTER THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL IS SET.
The risk
IF THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKE OR IF THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE, THEY MAY HAVE REDUCED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan APG | 2009, 2010 |
| Spartan K2 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Spartan K3 | 2010, 2011 |
| Spartan MG | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Spartan MM | 2010, 2011 |
| Spartan NG | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 APG | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan APG | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan K2 | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan K2 | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan K2 | 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan K3 | 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| Spartan K3 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan MG | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan MG | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan MG | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan MG | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan MM | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan MM | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan NG | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan NG | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan NG | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2011
7 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the vehicle speed control; SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 11V415000 15 Aug 2011 | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| 11V255000 26 Apr 2011 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
| 11V208000 31 Mar 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 11V112000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V115000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V113000 24 Feb 2011 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011