NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V146000 · manufacturer campaign SPEC 05008

Service Brakes, Air › Supply — Spartan · reported 12 Apr 2005 · 4,735 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NGI AIR PRESSURE GAUGES LOCATED ON THE DASH PANEL IS GIVING A FALSE READING.

The risk

THIS MAY CAUSE THE PARK BRAKE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING, THUS THROWING THE PASSENGER FORWARD, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

The fix

DEALERS WILL USE A JUMPER HARNESS CONTAINING A 33 OHM RESISTOR WHICH WILL SHIFT THE RESISTANCE CURVE OF THE AIR PRESSURE SENDER TO MATCH THE ALARM POINT OF THE CURRENT GAUGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.

SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 05008.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
05V146000
Manufacturer campaign
SPEC 05008
Filed by
Spartan Chassis, Inc.
Report received
12 Apr 2005
Owners notified
3 Jun 2005
Potentially affected
4,735

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2002 Spartan K2 2003 Spartan K2 2004 Spartan K2 2005 Spartan K2 2003 Spartan Me 2004 Spartan Me 2002 Spartan Mg 2003 Spartan Mg 2004 Spartan Mg 2005 Spartan Mg 2004 Spartan Mgnat 2002 Spartan Mgtra 2003 Spartan Mgtra 2004 Spartan Mgtra 2005 Spartan Mgtra 2003 Spartan Mm 2004 Spartan Mm 2005 Spartan Mm 2002 Spartan Mmjay 2002 Spartan Mmtra 2003 Spartan Mmtra 2004 Spartan Mmtra 2005 Spartan Mmtra 2004 Spartan Nvs 2005 Spartan Nvs 2003 Spartan Sg 2002 Spartan Sp 2003 Spartan Sp 2004 Spartan Sp

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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