22-14 – Insufficient Air Brake Supply Volume – 2015-2019 Spartan MM & K2 RV Chassis

October 19, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V785000

Insufficient Air Brake Supply Volume/FMVSS 121

The undersized air brake supply reservoir may provide an insufficient air supply to properly operate the brakes during repetitive braking, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V785000

Manufacturer Shyft GroupeBay logo

Components SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Potential Number of Units Affected 414

 

Summary

Shyft GroupeBay logo is recalling certain 2015-2019 Spartan MM and K2 RV Chassis. The air brake supply reservoir is less than 12x the combined volume of air for all service brake chambers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, “Air Brake Systems.”

 

Remedy

Shyft GroupeBay logo will replace the air supply reservoir, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 23, 2022. Owners may contact Shyft GroupeBay logo customer service at 1-800-582-3454. Shyft GroupeBay logo’s number for this recall is 22-14.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


The Shyft GroupeBay logo, Inc. has decided that certain 2015 through 2019 model year, and 2021 through 2023 model year, MM and K2 model Spartan RVeBay logo Chassis brand motor home chassis fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 121 – Air Brake Systems.

 

What is the Defect?

The combined volume of air in the air brake system may be insufficient.

 

What is the Safety Risk?

In increased braking events, there may be inadequate air volume for the service brakes which may lead to other unintended consequences that could increase the risk of a crash.

 

What is the Warning?

A low air pressure telltale may illuminate, in addition to an audible alarm, in the event air pressure falls below a certain threshold.

 

What is the Remedy?

Spartan RVeBay logo Chassis will replace one of the air reservoirs with a larger capacity reservoir. The repair is expected to up to 2 hours and will be performed at no charge.

 

What You Should Do:

Call Spartan RVeBay logo Chassis at 855.589.9836 option 0 to locate a qualified service center near you for the inspection. Steps will be taken to ensure the work is performed at the nearest service center.

 

Leased Vehicles:

The lessor must notify the lessee by first class mail within ten (10) days from receipt of their owner notification letter from the manufacturer; both for the initial notification and all subsequent notifications.

 

Reimbursement:

If you had this repair performed before you received this letter, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a pre-notification remedy of the problem associated with this recall. For more information contact Spartan RVeBay logo Chassis at 855.589.9836 option 0.

 

Reply Card:

Please fill out the enclosed prepaid postcard and mail it to us if you have changed your address, sold, or traded the vehicle.

If the authorized service center has failed or is unable to remedy the defect without charge and within a reasonable time, contact Spartan RVeBay logo Chassis at 1-800-543-4277. You may also submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20590 or call the Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov if you feel the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy the defect without charge.

 

 


Chronology :

On, or near, December 8, 2017, Engineering reviewed certain configurations of axles with certain brake chambers and performs capacity calculations on those axles. Engineering consults with Compliance on the preliminary findings.

December 12, 2017, Compliance completes review of the requirements in FMVSS 121 for air reservoir capacity and performs calculation to confirm Engineering’s findings. A VIN list identifying motor home chassis that could be affected by this condition and a stop ship was placed on further shipments until the condition was remedied. Information regarding the actual capacity of the brake chambers was sought.

On 12/13/17, the actual capacity of the service brake chambers was reviewed and it was determined the calculated amount of capacity was lower than the actual.

On December 15, 2017, Shyft determined a noncompliance to exist in the affected units. On Wednesday October 12, 2022 sent to notice to Shyft (formerly Spartan) its petition has been denied.

On October 19, 2021 engineering identified affected design codes from the previous recalled chassis were not made obsolete and began to investigated if those codes were used in other builds.

On October 21 a potential list of VIN’s was identified. The locations of the affected chassis were evaluated and on 11/10 reconciled the recall population needed to be expanded.

 


10 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
SPARTANK22015-2019
SPARTANMM2015-2019

 


9 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V785-8107.pdf 645.36KB

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V785-9340.PDF 213.737KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 1 – 11/10/2022

RCLRPT-22V785-4015.PDF 213.907KB

 


Final Stage Manufacturer Letter

RMISC-22V785-8155.pdf 205.891KB

 


Recall 573 Report- 11/14/2022

RCLRPT-22V785-4100.PDF 214.362KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V785-4030.pdf 104.282KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V785-9119.PDF 211.136KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V785-1945.PDF 211.234KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2023-2

RCLQRT-22V785-4265.PDF 211.322KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V785&docType=RCL

 


 

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