NHTSA campaign 06V413000 · Spartan campaign SPEC 06025
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. Recall 06V-413: VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE/OIL LEAK
NHTSA recall 06V413000 (Spartan campaign SPEC 06025) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on October 31, 2006, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Heritage and Spartan K3 for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on November 6, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V413000 (also written 06V-413 or 06V413)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- SPEC 06025
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V413000. 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.
Fleetwood
Fleetwood American Heritage
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 30, 2005 – June 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Spartan
Spartan K3
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 12, 2004 – November 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V413000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH A CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE IN A FLEETWOOD HERITAGE MOTOR HOME, THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION (VVA) OIL LINE MAY WEAR CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
Safety consequence
AN OIL LEAK COULD CAUSE A FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 05E078). THE VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED, THE VVA OIL LINE REPLACED, AND A RETENTION CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE FROM OCCURRING. THE RECALL BEGAN ONNOVEMBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-877-777-3126, SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
Notes
SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 06025.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 06V413000
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.