NHTSA campaign 05V330000 · Spartan campaign SPEC05027
Spartan Recall 05V-330: ENGINE TURBOCHARGER/SERIES 40/DETROIT DIESEL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V330000 (Spartan campaign SPEC05027) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on July 22, 2005. NHTSA's record lists the Spartan RM-2242 for model years 1998–1999.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V330000 (also written 05V-330 or 05V330)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- SPEC05027
- Report received
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Other Fuel Types — Turbo/Supercharger
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V330000. 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 05V330000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
Notes
SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 05027.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 05V330000
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.