OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 13V628000

NHTSA campaign 13V628000 covers 10 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 37 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received December 18, 2013 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 13V628000 says

NHTSA campaign 13V628000 identifies SUSPENSION and states that Cracking of the welds could result in difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Defect summary

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Diamond, model year 2006-2010 Gladiator, model year 2009-2010 Metrostar and one model year 2007 Advantage emergency response vehicles manufactured December 22, 2005, through October 13, 2010, and equipped with independent front suspensions (IFS) by Ridgewell Corporation. In the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack.

Consequence summary

Cracking of the welds could result in difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 13V628000

For NHTSA campaign 13V628000, the filed corrective action says: Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge. An interim notification will be sent in January 2014. A second notification will be sent when the remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 13028.

Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge. An interim notification will be sent in January 2014. A second notification will be sent when the remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 13028.

Owner notification: Date not reported
Filing manufacturer: Spartan Motors, Inc.
Component groups: SUSPENSION

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 13V628000

RecallRoad links 10 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 13V628000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.