Spartan Gladiator, K3 (2017): Electrical system
Recall 16V429000 · Jun 13, 2016 · Spartan Motors USA
15
vehicles affected
15
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V429000
- Date
- Jun 13, 2016
- Maker
- Spartan Motors USA
- Units affected
- 15
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Ignition > Module
- Model years
- 2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V429000?
2 models: Spartan Gladiator (2017), Spartan K3 (2017), about 15 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V429000?
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.
What can happen?
An engine stall can 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.