The defect
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Gladiator, K2, K3, MetroStar, and MM motorhome and emergency response chassis cabs manufactured November 28, 2012, to October 15, 2013. The castle nuts for the steering linkage may loosen, allowing the steering linkage to separate.
The risk
If the steering linkage separates, a loss of steering control would occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the castle nuts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14023.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Gladiator | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan K2 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan K3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan MM | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES
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 Gladiator | 2013 | 0 | 29 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2014 | 2 | 28 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2015 | 0 | 26 |
| Spartan K2 | 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| Spartan K2 | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan K2 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan K3 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan K3 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan K3 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan MM | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Spartan MM | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan MM | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2013 | 0 | 21 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2014 | 0 | 21 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2015 | 0 | 19 |
Other steering recalls in 2014
30 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the steering; Spartan Motors, Inc. filed 41 campaigns in all.
| 14V829000 30 Dec 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V737000 18 Nov 2014 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 14V731000 13 Nov 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V723000 12 Nov 2014 | Setra of North America |
| 14V719000 10 Nov 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V704000 5 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V665000 22 Oct 2014 | Neely Coble Company |
| 14V598000 26 Sept 2014 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014