2011 SPARTAN GLADIATOR; 2010 SPARTAN METROSTAR; 2008 SPARTAN GLADIATOR; 2010 SPARTAN GLADIATOR
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Spartan is recalling certain 2008, 2010, and 2011 Gladiator vehicles and 2010 Metrostar vehicles manufactured between March 4, 2009 and February 22, 2011 that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters. The slack adjusters may have structural defects due to incomplete iron knitting during casting, which could cause the housing to crack at the handle under normal braking conditions, resulting in brake failure and potential vehicle crashes.
Spartan will notify owners and replace the defective slack adjusters at no charge. According to the record, owners should contact Spartan Chassis at 1-800-543-5008, option 5 to arrange the replacement.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-5008, OPTION 5.
SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008, 2010, AND 2011 GLADIATOR, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2010 METROSTAR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 4, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.