NHTSA campaign 10V210000 · Spartan campaign 10011
Spartan Recall 10V-210: IFS CRADLE STEERING BELL CRANK MOUNTING BRACKETS
NHTSA recall 10V210000 (Spartan campaign 10011) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on May 14, 2010, with 58 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Diamond, Spartan Metrostar and more for model years 2006–2009. Owners were notified on May 26, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 10V210000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V210000 (also written 10V-210 or 10V210)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- 10011
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 58 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V210000. 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
Spartan Advantage
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – April 15, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Diamond
Spartan Gladiator
Spartan Metrostar
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V210000.
Defect description
SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2009 GLADIATOR, METROSTAR, ADVANTAGE, AND DIAMOND FIRE APPARATUS CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 15, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSIONS SUPPLIED BY RIDEWELL CORPORATION. BELL CRANK SUPPORT BRACKETS INSTALLED ON THE SUSPENSION CRADLE MAY CRACK, OR SEPARATE, FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE (CRADLE ASSEMBLY). CERTAIN WELDS THAT ATTACH THE BELL CRANK SUPPORT BRACKETS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED DURING THE WELDMENT OPERATION OF THE SUSPENSION CRADLE.
Safety consequence
A COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE BELL CRANK SUPPORT BRACKET(S) MAY CAUSE STEERING IMPAIRMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 26, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 - OPTION 1.
Notes
SPARTAN'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10011.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 10V210000
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.