2010 Spartan K3: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2010 Spartan K3. The newest campaign is 17V351000. NHTSA received the report on 31 May 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Starter Assembly. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V351000, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify the purchasers of the chassis and dealers will replace the starters, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Spartan's number for this recall is 17012.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
7 campaigns, newest first. 8,152 units in total.
- 17V351000Electrical System / Starter Assembly
- 16V676000Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Pump
- 16V313000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System
- 13V392000Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- 13V182000Steering
- 11V516000Vehicle Speed Control
- 09V184000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve
17V351000Received . 721 units.
Electrical System / Starter Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2010-2014 K2 and K3 motor home chassis and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs. A component within the starter motor may break, potentially resulting in the starter motor overheating or drawing excessive current.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify the purchasers of the chassis and dealers will replace the starters, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Spartan's number for this recall is 17012.
Report filed by Spartan Motors USA. Manufacturer campaign number 17012. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V676000Received . 264 units.
Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2017 Emergency Response K3, Metrostar, and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis manufactured April 12, 2010, to August 31, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering pumps, free of charge. The recall began on October 11, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16022.
Report filed by Spartan Motors USA. Manufacturer campaign number 16022. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V313000Received . 2,582 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Motors (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 Spartan K3 and MM motorhome chassis manufactured September 21, 2006, to March 23, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the flexible exhaust tube may tear allowing hot exhaust to blow against other components or materials.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If hot exhaust gas contacts other components or materials, it can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify the motorhome manufacturers that purchased the affected chassis, and Spartan dealers will inspect the alignment of the tubes, correcting them and replacing any that are torn. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 16014. Note: This recall supersedes 15V-554.
Report filed by Spartan Motors USA. Manufacturer campaign number 16014. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V392000Received . 113 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Motor Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 MM, 2011-2014 K2, and 2010-2012 K3 motor home chassis. Due to contact with the steering relay rod, the ABS modulator valve may fracture resulting in air not being applied to the affected wheel end.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This may increase stopping distance of the vehicle or cause the vehicle to pull to one side. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify owners and dealers will reorient the ABS modulator valve and install spacers for additional clearance, free of charge. The recall began on September 17, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. spartan's recall campaign number is 12008.
Report filed by Spartan Motors, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 12008. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
13V182000Received . 2,694 units.
Steering
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Motors Chassis (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 K2, and K3 and 2006-2010 MM motorhome chassis manufactured July 20, 2005, through December 17, 2010. The steering gear mounting brackets may crack and detach resulting in a loss of steering.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify owners. Starting in mid-June 2013, dealers will install a replacement bracket or a reinforcement to the existing bracket. Until the remedy is available, owners may have their vehicle inspected at any Spartan service center. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Notices were mailed to owners on June 24, 2013. Owners can contact Spartan at 1-855-589-9836.
Report filed by Spartan Motors, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
11V516000Received . 1,294 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 incomplete recreational vehicle chassis manufactured from january 4, 2010, through january 26, 2011, equipped with an electronic control module, part number 2791-nn2e-001 or 2791-nn2e-002. When the brake is applied, the cruise control may not cancel. Additionally, these vehicles may exhibit an inadvertent, moderate increase in vehicle speed until the vehicles reaches its governed speed after the vehicle's cruise control is set.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the driver attempts to cancel the cruise control by applying the brake or if the vehicle speed increases and the driver is unaware, they may have reduced control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on january 9, 2012. Owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.
Report filed by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 11027. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V184000Received . 484 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan is recalling 484 model years 2008-2010 adv, bey, fur, glc, gld, k2, k3, mg, mm, mtr, and nvs fire truck, ambulance, and motor home chassis manufactured between july 1 and december 16, 2008 equipped with certain haldex quick release valves (qrv). The rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the diaphragm, or the development of a bubble in the diaphragm which may trap air pressure in the valve and not allow the service brakes to release.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Malfunction of the air brake system could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Each vehicle manufacturer will provide a remedy plan and notification schedule. The affected vehicles will be repaired without charge to the owners. Owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer or spartan chassis toll-free at 1-800-543-4277.
Report filed by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 09005. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 Mar 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2010 Spartan K3The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2010 Spartan K3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/k3/2010/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Spartan Motors USA
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Spartan K3?
- 8,152 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Spartan K3 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Spartan K3, model years 2004 to 2025. 7 of them name the 2010 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Spartan K3 name most often?
- Unknown or Other: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Spartan K3 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.