Spartan Gladiator, Metrostar (2012-2013): Air bags
Recall 13V066000 · Feb 28, 2013 · Spartan Motors, Inc.
27
vehicles affected
27
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V066000
- Date
- Feb 28, 2013
- Maker
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Units affected
- 27
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags; Electrical system
- Model years
- 2012-2013
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Metro Star and Gladiator fire trucks manufactured from March 29, 2012, through January 30, 2013 and equipped with a Spartan advanced protection system (APS) supplied by Takata Protection Systems. The circuits on the control module of the APS may short and cause an inadvertent air bag deployment.
What can happen
An inadvertent air bag deployment could result in personal injury or increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new sub-wire harness on the control module of the APS, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - Option 4.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V066000?
2 models: Spartan Gladiator (2012-2013), Spartan Metrostar (2012-2013), about 27 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V066000?
Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new sub-wire harness on the control module of the APS, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - Option 4.
What can happen?
An inadvertent air bag deployment could result in personal injury or increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.