Back Over Prevention: Camera System
NHTSA recall 15V247000 · announced April 27, 2015 · filed by Spartan Motors, Inc. · 2,904 units affected
The problem
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Utilimaster Walk-in vans and truck body vehicles manufactured January 21, 2014, to March 12, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
The risk
If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What to do
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any camera that is not displaying the correct images. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-582-3454.
Notes
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2012 Utilimaster Truck Body
- 2013 Utilimaster Truck Body
- 2014 Utilimaster Truck Body
- 2015 Utilimaster Truck Body
- 2012 Utilimaster Walk-in Van
- 2013 Utilimaster Walk-in Van
- 2014 Utilimaster Walk-in Van
- 2015 Utilimaster Walk-in Van
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.