NHTSA campaign 16V429000 · Spartan campaign 16016
Spartan Recall 16V-429: Defective Engine Control Module may Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 16V429000 (Spartan campaign 16016) was reported by Spartan Motors USA on June 13, 2016, with 15 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator and Spartan K3 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on June 9, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V429000 (also written 16V-429 or 16V429)
- Filed by
- Spartan Motors USA
- Spartan campaign number
- 16016
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Module
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V429000. 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
- 2017 · Vehicles built April 18, 2016 – June 7, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Spartan K3
- 2017 · Vehicles built April 18, 2016 – June 7, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V429000.
Defect description
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2017 Gladiator and K3 motorhome chassis manufactured April 18, 2016, through June 7, 2016 and equipped with Cummins ISX15 engines using certain engine control modules (ECM). These ECM's may experience an internal electrical short that can cause a fuse to blow, resulting in an unexpected engine stall without the ability to restart the engine.
Safety consequence
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective ECM with a remedy part, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16016.
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.go
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V429000
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.