NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V623000 · manufacturer campaign 14017

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit And Lines — Spartan · reported 6 Oct 2014 · 389 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Advantage, Diamond, Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured November 29, 2005, to June 19, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the transmission fluid cooler may fail, allowing the engine coolant to mix with the transmission fluid.

The risk

If the engine coolant mixes with the transmission fluid, the transmission may not shift properly, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

Spartan will notify owners and dealers will install a new transmission fluid cooler, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Owners were mailed an interim notification on November 25, 2014 and will also be mailed a second letter when parts are available. Parts should be available in mid to late January 2015. The recall began on February 9, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14017.

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.gov.

NHTSA campaign
14V623000
Manufacturer campaign
14017
Filed by
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Report received
6 Oct 2014
Owners notified
9 Feb 2015
Potentially affected
389

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.

2006 Spartan Advantage 2007 Spartan Advantage 2008 Spartan Advantage 2009 Spartan Advantage 2010 Spartan Advantage 2011 Spartan Advantage 2012 Spartan Advantage 2013 Spartan Advantage 2006 Spartan Diamond 2007 Spartan Diamond 2008 Spartan Diamond 2009 Spartan Diamond 2010 Spartan Diamond 2011 Spartan Diamond 2012 Spartan Diamond 2013 Spartan Diamond 2006 Spartan Gladiator 2007 Spartan Gladiator 2008 Spartan Gladiator 2009 Spartan Gladiator 2010 Spartan Gladiator 2011 Spartan Gladiator 2012 Spartan Gladiator 2013 Spartan Gladiator 2006 Spartan Metrostar 2007 Spartan Metrostar 2008 Spartan Metrostar 2009 Spartan Metrostar 2010 Spartan Metrostar 2011 Spartan Metrostar 2012 Spartan Metrostar 2013 Spartan Metrostar

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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