The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Spartan Specialty Vehicle K2 and K3 vehicles manufactured March 24, 2016, to August 31, 2016. The throttle circuit wires on the affected vehicles may not have been be twisted to cancel out electromagnetic interference, and as a result, interference may cause the throttle signal to be higher or lower than intended.
The risk
Unintended deceleration or acceleration can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install an overlay harness with twisted wires, free of charge. The recall began on November 3, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5277. Spartan's number for this recall is 16025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan K2 | 2017 |
| Spartan K3 | 2017 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan K3 | 2017 | 0 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2016
11 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the vehicle speed control; Spartan Motors USA filed 55 campaigns in all.
| 16V827000 15 Nov 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V810000 8 Nov 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V797000 2 Nov 2016 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 16V478000 28 Jun 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V472000 28 Jun 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V469000 27 Jun 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V462000 24 Jun 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V455000 22 Jun 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016