NHTSA Recall 11V321000
NHTSA Campaign Id 11V321000; Date: Jun. 13, 2011
If an owner or operator is not warned of a problem with the side air bag system, they will not take steps to address and remedy the problem, thereby increasing the risk of injury or the severity of injury to vehicle occupants in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the side air bags.
Recalled Vehicles:
2011 Spartan Gladiator; 2010 Spartan Metrostar; 2011 Spartan Metrostar
Component: Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control Module
Manufactured by: Spartan Chassis, Inc.
Affected Units:: 10
Recall Summary:
Spartan is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 metrostar and model year 2010 gladiator fire apparatus chassis/cab, manufactured from April 9, 2010 through April 25, 2011 and equipped with rolltek supplemental restraint system (srs) side air bag. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection. " the srs warning indicator may not function, and if a fault occurs the vehicle's operator may not be warned of a problem with the side air bags.
How to Fix:
Dealers will inspect the side air bag warning indicator light and connect the wires as necessary for the srs to function properly. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on July 13, 2011. Owners may contact spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - option 5.
Recall Notes:
Spartan's recall campaign number is 11014. Owners 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 .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 13, 2011
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