NHTSA campaign 10V181000 · Spartan campaign 10009
Spartan Recall 10V-181: UNEXPECTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN
NHTSA recall 10V181000 (Spartan campaign 10009) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on May 3, 2010, with 167 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator for model years 2007–2009. Owners were notified on May 19, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V181000 (also written 10V-181 or 10V181)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- 10009
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 167 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V181000. 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 10V181000.
Defect description
SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2009 GLADIATOR FIRE APPARATUS CLASS 8 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEGINNING AUGUST 21, 2007 THROUGH MARCH 8, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.
Safety consequence
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
Manufacturer remedy
SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS' DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712 OR SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 - OPTION 1.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V181000
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.