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Spartan

Official notice

15 Feb 2011

Last checked

15 Feb 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Spartan. Certain fire trucks equipped with a Detroit Diesel EPA 07 series 60 engine may contain software which could cause the engine to shutdown unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over-temperature condition is detected. Unexpected Emergency Vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and increase the risk of property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the engine control logic. Published 2011-02-15.

What to do now

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Recall number

71842

Official notice

2011-02-15

The hazard

Certain fire trucks equipped with a Detroit Diesel EPA 07 series 60 engine may contain software which could cause the engine to shutdown unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over-temperature condition is detected. Unexpected Emergency Vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and increase the risk of property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the engine control logic.

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Recall Numbers

71842

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: SPARTAN, Model: GLADIATOR

Product 2

Year: 2008, Make: SPARTAN, Model: GLADIATOR

Product 3

Year: 2009, Make: SPARTAN, Model: GLADIATOR

Risk / hazard

Certain fire trucks equipped with a Detroit Diesel EPA 07 series 60 engine may contain software which could cause the engine to shutdown unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over-temperature condition is detected. Unexpected Emergency Vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and increase the risk of property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the engine control logic.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Spartan.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71842

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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