NHTSA campaign 07V363000 · Spartan campaign 07025
SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. Recall 07V-363: BUSSMAN BOX FAILURE
NHTSA recall 07V363000 (Spartan campaign 07025) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on August 15, 2007, with 1,672 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Tradition, Fleetwood Revolution LE and more for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on January 16, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V363000 (also written 07V-363 or 07V363)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- 07025
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,672 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V363000. 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 Eagle
Fleetwood American Tradition
Fleetwood Revolution LE
Spartan
Spartan MG
Spartan MM
Spartan NG
Spartan SG
Spartan SU
Tiffin
Tiffin Allegro Bus
Tiffin Phaeton
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V363000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND A GRID PAD DUE TO THE PINS BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER DIAMETERS AFTER ASSEMBLY. ELECTRICAL POWER MAY BE LOST TO COMPONENTS OF THE MAJOR CHASSIS OPERATING SYSTEMS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING, COOLING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND/OR NOT BE CAPABLE OF POWERING UP.
Safety consequence
EACH VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR: LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS, OPERATION OF THE RIGHT CHASSIS STOP/TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TRAILER STOP/TURN SIGNAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AUXILIARY BRAKE SYSTEM, THE HEATER ELEMENTS IN THE AIR DRYER, AND THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THE WATER-IN-FUEL SEPARATOR.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DVEC BUSSMANN BOX WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.
Notes
SPARTAN RECALL NO. 07025.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 07V363000
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.