The defect
Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Transit Bus Chassis Cab vehicles manufactured February 17, 2011, through March 18, 2014. The affected vehicles have fuel tank mounting crossmembers that could crack and potentially allow the fuel tank to fall to the ground, resulting in a fuel leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install new fuel tank mounting crossmembers, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2014. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14005.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2014
25 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Spartan Motors, Inc. filed 41 campaigns in all.
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| 14V751000 24 Nov 2014 | Capacity Of Texas |
| 14V746000 21 Nov 2014 | Terex Aerial Work Platforms |
| 14V707000 5 Nov 2014 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 14V686000 31 Oct 2014 | Eldorado National- Kansas |
| 14V669000 24 Oct 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V635000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014