Shyft Group is recalling certain 2023-2025 Spartan RV K2, K3, and K4 chassis. The 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
Spartan K2 Steering problems by year
2 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Spartan K2's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.
Steering complaints by model year
Steering recalls
Shyft Group is recalling certain 2022-2023 Spartan RV Chassis K1, K2, K3, and K4 vehicles. The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture.
Shyft Group is recalling certain 2021-2022 Spartan RV Chassis K1, K2, K3, and K4 vehicles. The steering output shaft inside the steering column may be too short and could disengage from the steering input shaft.
Shyft Group is recalling certain 2020-2021 RV Chassis K2, K3, K4 vehicles. The steering gear mounting fasteners may come loose, and fall out or interfere with other steering components.
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 1997-2005 MM and K2 motorhome chassis manufactured January 20, 2003, to May 16, 2005. The affected vehicles have a steering gear mounting bracket that may crack, causing a loss of steering ability.
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Gladiator, K2, K3, MetroStar, and MM motorhome and emergency response chassis cabs manufactured November 28, 2012, to October 15, 2013. The castle nuts for the steering linkage may...
Spartan Motors Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 K2, K3, MetroStar, and MM motor homes and one emergency response chassis. Castle nuts for the steering linkage ball joint fasteners, which mount to bell cranks, may be loose. If the...
Spartan Motors Chassis (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 K2, and K3 and 2006-2010 MM motorhome chassis manufactured July 20, 2005, through December 17, 2010. The steering gear mounting brackets may crack and detach resulting in a loss of...
Spartan chassis is recalling 213 my 2007-2008 mm, and my 2008 k2, k3, and su motor home chassis. Certain chassis fasteners may fracture resulting in poor handling of the vehicle, loss of steering, and/or reduced level of suspension performance.
On certain motor homes and fire trucks, the steering gear assembly contains a spacer with incorrect dimensions. A spacer of insufficient height allows for excessive play in the return function of the recirculation balls and, as a consequence, there is a...
On certain motor homes, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.
On certain motor homes, the i-shaft is the mechanical linkage between the steering wheel and the steering gear. At the non-welded side of the i-shaft there is a universal joint. It is possible that the fork shaft connection could be lost.
Latest K2 steering complaints
Today, (8/21/2017) is the first I learned of safety recall 17v-160. Spartan refuses to allow me to take my motor home to my service facility 30 miles from my home. Instead, they insist I take the motor home almost 75 miles, where I must leave it an extended time for the repair, to a spartan authorized repair facility, that purchased a special torque wrench to complete the repair. I believe spartan is unreasonable with their demand.
There have been two spartan k2 recalls on steering related issues on 2005 units.05V283000 and 07v300000 these are defects in steering linkage and spacers that can cause steering failure. I am told by spartan that my k2 is not affected by the recalls. However, my unit has had a steering defect since day one. When making turns there is often a loud bang sounds like a ball joint is bad. They first told me it was the tie rod u bolts on upside down. Correcting did not stop the loud bang. They then told me it was...
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the ifs and they replaced a bell crank assembly in it. The noise continued and has become more pronounced and occurs more often and in less turning radius. They have told me they do not know what the cause is but they are sure it is 100% safe since it has not yet caused a crash or injury to me or others. They refuse to make any effort to determine the cause of the sound. I believe it is unsafe and I am afraid to drive it. I believe there is metal fatigue occurring with each loud pop and that eventually the steering will fail and control of a almost 50,000 lb coach will be lost. You can experience a demo of this defect by going to this link to a video posted on google. Http://video.Google.Com/videoplay?Docid=-8114109860308362131&hl=en. *Tr
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