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Spartan K3

Every Spartan K3 model year on file, 2004 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years70 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years222004 to 2025
Recall campaigns41Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins153Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.52200420062008201020122201420162018202020222025
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Spartan K3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
4
Lighting
2
Brakes
2
Back-over prevention
1
Electrical system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Latches and locks
1
Powertrain
1
Seats
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Spartan K3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Spartan K3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2025Not decoded0NoneNone102
2024Other10.0100206
2023Other20.0200408
2022Not decoded0NoneNone7010
2021Not decoded0NoneNone6010
2020Not decoded0NoneNone5015
2019Not decoded0NoneNone4017
2018Not decoded0NoneNone6019
2017Not decoded0NoneNone7011
2016Not decoded0NoneNone509
2015Not decoded0NoneNone907
2014Not decoded0NoneNone705
2013Not decoded0NoneNone905
2012Other20.0133804
2011Not decoded0NoneNone904
2010Other10.0100704
2009Not decoded0NoneNone404
2008Not decoded0NoneNone604
2007Not decoded0NoneNone403
2006Not decoded0NoneNone402
2005Other10.050402
2004Not decoded0NoneNone302
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Spartan K3

  • 24V-052 Jan 30, 2024
    Steering gear may have foreign material inside the gear that could build pressure within the system, resulting in a loss of power steering assist
    Steering · 797 vehicles
  • 23V-062 Feb 9, 2023
    Vehicle control module software error may cause loss of drive power or loss of key safety functions, such as loss of head lights or windshield wipers
    Electrical system · 2,336 vehicles
  • 22V-531 Jul 22, 2022
    Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture
    Steering · 100 vehicles
  • 21V-969 Dec 14, 2021
    Fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure…
    Fuel system · 143 vehicles
  • 21V-752 Sep 27, 2021
    Machining defect may cause pressure to build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assist
    Steering · 91 vehicles
  • 21V-589 Jul 29, 2021
    Instrument cluster may intermittently go blank while the vehicle is in motion
    Electrical system · 2,727 vehicles
  • 21V-319 May 5, 2021
    Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak
    Fuel system · 2,783 vehicles
  • 21V-214 Mar 25, 2021
    Steering output shaft inside the steering column may be too short and could disengage from the steering input shaft
    Steering · 37 vehicles
  • 21V-041 Feb 2, 2021
    Steering gear mounting fasteners may come loose, and fall out or interfere with other steering components
    Steering · 548 vehicles
  • 19V-360 May 13, 2019
    Brake relay valve may have an air flow restriction, which may result in an extended stopping distance
    Brakes · 92 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.