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Spartan K4 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Spartan K4 (2017–2025).

11
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2022
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan K4 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Spartan K410
2024 Spartan K420
2023 Spartan K440
2022 Spartan K450
2021 Spartan K440
2020 Spartan K430
2019 Spartan K420
2018 Spartan K440
2017 Spartan K420

All Spartan K4 recalls (11)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Spartan K4, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Steering

    NHTSA 24V052000 Reported 797 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will remove and replace the steering gear, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2024. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft Group's number for…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  2. Software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 23V062000 Reported 2,336 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    Shyft Group is recalling certain 2022-2024 Spartan RV K1, K2, K3, and K4 motorhome chassis. A 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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will update the vehicle control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2023. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft Group's…

    Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024

  3. Parking brake

    NHTSA 22V776000 Reported 15 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    Shyft Group is recalling certain 2023 Spartan RV Chassis K4 motorhomes. The pneumatic parking brake interlock valve may be incorrectly installed.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will inspect and repair the pneumatic parking brake interlock valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 11, 2022. Owners may contact Shyft Group's customer service at…

    Model years: 2023

  4. Steering

    NHTSA 22V531000 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will inspect and replace the steering gears, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 31, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan RV Chassis' customer service at 855.589.9836.…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  5. Pump (steering)

    NHTSA 21V752000 Reported 91 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    Shyft Group is recalling certain 2020-2022 Spartan RV Chassis K3 and K4 recreational vehicles. A 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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will inspect the pump serial number, and replace the power steering pump if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 23, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group's customer…

    Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022

  6. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 21V589000 Reported 2,727 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    Shyft Group is recalling certain 2018-2022 K1, K2, K3, and K4 Spartan RV Chassis. The instrument cluster may intermittently go blank while the vehicle is in motion.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will update the control module software, and reroute and secure the duct work, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 15, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  7. Column (steering) and steering

    NHTSA 21V214000 Reported 37 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the steering column, free of charge. The recall began on March 31, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at…

    Model years: 2021, 2022

  8. Mounting bracket (steering) and steering

    NHTSA 21V041000 Reported 548 vehicles potentially affected Shyft Group

    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.

    Remedy: Shyft Group will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the steering gear mounting fasteners, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2021. Owners may contact Shyft Group customer service at…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  9. Service brakes

    NHTSA 19V360000 Reported 92 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors USA

    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Gladiator, MetroStar, K2, K3, and K4 emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis. The brake relay valve may have an air flow restriction, which may result in an extended stopping distance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor…

    Remedy: Spartan will notify the vehicle manufacturers that purchased the affected chassis, and Spartan dealers will inspect and replace the valves, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 19, 2019. Owners may…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  10. Fuel system, diesel

    NHTSA 17V403000 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors USA

    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2017-2018 K3 and K4 motor home chassis and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs equipped with Cummins ISX 15L engines. These engines have a fuel pump whose drive gear could possibly slip on its drive shaft, causing a fuel pump function loss, resulting in an engine stall.

    Remedy: Spartan will notify the final stage manufacturers that used these chassis or the vehicle purchaser, and Cummins dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began on July 12, 2017. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  11. Suspension: control arm

    NHTSA 17V160000 Reported 2,783 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors USA

    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Gladiator, 2016-2017 MetroStar, 2012-2018 K2, 2011-2018 K3, 2017-2018 K4, and 2011-2017 MM vehicles. The ball joints on the independent front suspension (IFS) modules can loosen and separate, leading to a partial loss of steering.

    Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will remove, clean, apply thread locker, and reinstall the properly torqued ball joint, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan customer…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

Other Spartan models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.