Recall 11V006000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Report Date

20110111

Component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Affected Vehicles

2 models

Defect Description

SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 FURION INCOMPLETE EMERGENCY/RESCUE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2007, THROUGH AUGUST 8, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C7 ENGINES. THE #5 AND #6 FUEL LINES MAY CRACK AT THE FASTENING POINT TO THE COMMON FUEL RAIL AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK.

Safety Consequence

A FUEL LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy

SPARTAN IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLER TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CATERPILLAR DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986 OR SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-5008 OPTION 5.

Affected Vehicles

Year	Make	Model
2008	SPARTAN	FURION
2009	SPARTAN	FURION

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.