NHTSA Recall 13V066000
NHTSA Campaign Id 13V066000; Date: Feb. 28, 2013
An inadvertent air bag deployment could result in personal injury or increase the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Spartan Gladiator; 2013 Spartan Gladiator; 2012 Spartan Metrostar; 2013 Spartan Metrostar
Component: Electrical System
Manufactured by: Spartan Motors, Inc.
Affected Units:: 27
Recall Summary:
Spartan motors chassis, inc. , a subsidiary of spartan motors, is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 metro star and gladiator fire trucks manufactured from March 29, 2012, through January 30, 2013 and equipped with a spartan advanced protection system (aps) supplied by takata protection systems. The circuits on the control module of the aps may short and cause an inadvertent air bag deployment.
How to Fix:
Spartan motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new sub-wire harness on the control module of the aps, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2013. Owners may contact spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - option 4.
Recall Notes:
Spartan's recall campaign number is 13-004. 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 23, 2013
Also see: