{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 13V441 (13022): Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab (2011 to 2013)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v441/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V441 (Spartan): If a lower control arm breaks, and separates from the mounting bushing, loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the ris...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Spartan Motors, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 September 2013. 75 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Motors) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Transit Bus Chassis Cab buses manufactured February 17, 2011, through August 8, 2013 and equipped with an independent front suspension. Due to a manufacturing error, the control arms may fracture or break without warning. 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 Spartan's own number for this recall: 13022. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V441 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “If a lower control arm breaks, and separates from the mounting bushing, loss of vehicle control could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V441 Spartan Motors, Inc. Suspension:Front:Control Arm 18 September 2013 2011-2013 SPARTAN MOTORS TRANSIT BUS CHASSIS CAB If a lower control arm breaks, and separates from the mounting bushing, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:31:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:27:58+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 13V441 (13022): Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab (2011 to 2013)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v441/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}