NHTSA campaign 14V505000
Spartan Recall 14V-505: Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 14V505000 was reported by Spartan Motors, Inc. on August 18, 2014, with 87 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, Spartan MM and more for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on August 29, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V505000 (also written 14V-505 or 14V505)
- Filed by
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 87 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V505000. 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 Gladiator
Spartan Metrostar
Spartan MM
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 27, 2014 – August 5, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Spartan SB
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 27, 2014 – August 5, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V505000.
Defect description
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Gladiator emergency vehicles, 2013-2014 Metrostar emergency vehicles, 2015 motorhome chassis, and 2015 school buses chassis. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Safety consequence
If the engine stalls unexpectedly, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Spartan has notified the final stage manufacturers, and Cummins will replace the affected fuel filters, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Owners may also contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583.
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 14V505000
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.