NHTSA campaign 05V273000 · Spartan campaign SPEC 05020
Spartan Recall 05V-273: BATTERY CABLE ROUTING
NHTSA recall 05V273000 (Spartan campaign SPEC 05020) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on June 8, 2005, with 1,298 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Mountain Master for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on July 26, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V273000 (also written 05V-273 or 05V273)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- SPEC 05020
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,298 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V273000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V273000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE HARNESS AND CABLES WERE ROUTED INCORRECTLY. SHARP CASTING EDGES OF THE TRANSMISSION LIFTING EAR CUT INTO THE CABLES OR THE WIRE HARNESS.
Safety consequence
SMOKE MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE HARNESS AND CABLES AWAY FROM THE TRANSMISSION LIFTING EAR, AVOIDING THE CASTED PART WHICH WAS THE SOURCE OF CHAFFING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
Notes
SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 05020.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 05V273000
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.