NHTSA campaign 05V063000 · Spartan campaign SPEC 05006

Spartan Recall 05V-063: FUEL LIFT PUMP/CUMMINS/ENGINE STALLING

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V063000 (Spartan campaign SPEC 05006) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on February 28, 2005, with 84 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Sbfe, Spartan Sbfe-2142, Spartan SP and more for model years 1998–2000.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V063000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V063000 (also written 05V-063 or 05V063)
Filed by
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Spartan campaign number
SPEC 05006
Report received
Potentially affected
84 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Diesel

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V063000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Spartan

  • Spartan BV

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan CV

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan SB

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan Sbfe

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan Sbfe-2142

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan School Bus

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan SP

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Spartan TB2242

    • 1998 · Vehicles built February 5, 1998 – December 7, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V063000.

Defect description

CERTAIN SPARTAN MY 1998-2000 SCHOOL AND SPECIALTY BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP COULD FAIL TO TRANSFER FUEL APPROPRIATELY CREATING AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CUMMINS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE REMEDY DONE FREE OF CHARGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-DIESELS.

Notes

SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 05006.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V063000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.