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NHTSA campaign 13V316000

Utilimaster Recall 13V-316: Inadvertent Engine Shutdown

NHTSA recall 13V316000 was reported by Spartan Motors, Inc. on July 19, 2013, with 330 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utilimaster Reach for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on August 9, 2013, 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 13V316000 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
13V316000 (also written 13V-316 or 13V316)
Filed by
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
330 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Software
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V316000. 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.

Utilimaster

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V316000.

Defect description

Spartan Motors, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Utilimaster Reach vehicles. A software problem in the control module may cause the vehicle to have an inadvertent engine shutdown.

Safety consequence

An engine shutdown without warning increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the control modules free of charge. The recall beagn on August 9, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan Motors at 1-800-582-3454.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V316000

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.