{
  "title": "Spartan Chassis, Inc. recall 11V453: Utilmaster Truck Body (2008 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v453/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V453: OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.",
  "excerpt": "Utilmaster Truck Body, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Spartan Chassis, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2011. 174 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan chassis (spartan), the parent company of utilimaster, is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 utilimaster truck bodies manufactured from january 25, 2008, through march 19, 2011, equipped with a sure power battery separator, part number 16511893 (model 1314) or 16512967 (model 1315). suspect vehicles, in … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.” 11V453 SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. Equipment:Electrical 29 August 2011 2008-2011 UTILMASTER TRUCK BODY OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE. UTILIMASTER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SEPARATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UTILIMASTER AT 1-800-582-3454. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:52:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:13:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Chassis, Inc. recall 11V453: Utilmaster Truck Body (2008 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v453/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}