NHTSA safety recall

Recall 07V363000 · manufacturer campaign 07025

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers — Fleetwood, Spartan, Tiffin · reported 15 Aug 2007 · 1,672 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND A GRID PAD DUE TO THE PINS BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER DIAMETERS AFTER ASSEMBLY. ELECTRICAL POWER MAY BE LOST TO COMPONENTS OF THE MAJOR CHASSIS OPERATING SYSTEMS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING, COOLING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND/OR NOT BE CAPABLE OF POWERING UP.

The risk

EACH VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR: LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS, OPERATION OF THE RIGHT CHASSIS STOP/TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TRAILER STOP/TURN SIGNAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AUXILIARY BRAKE SYSTEM, THE HEATER ELEMENTS IN THE AIR DRYER, AND THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THE WATER-IN-FUEL SEPARATOR.

The fix

THE DVEC BUSSMANN BOX WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.

SPARTAN RECALL NO. 07025.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
07V363000
Manufacturer campaign
07025
Filed by
Spartan Chassis, Inc.
Report received
15 Aug 2007
Owners notified
16 Jan 2008
Potentially affected
1,672

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.

2007 Fleetwood American Eagle 2008 Fleetwood American Eagle 2007 Fleetwood American Tradition 2008 Fleetwood American Tradition 2007 Fleetwood Revolution Le 2008 Fleetwood Revolution Le 2007 Spartan Mg 2008 Spartan Mg 2007 Spartan Mm 2008 Spartan Mm 2007 Spartan Ng 2008 Spartan Ng 2007 Spartan Sg 2008 Spartan Sg 2007 Spartan Su 2008 Spartan Su 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bus 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 2007 Tiffin Phaeton 2008 Tiffin Phaeton

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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