{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan Motors recall 13V495 (13020): Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab (2011 to 2013)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v495/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V495 (Spartan Motors): The contact may cause a hole may be worn into the hydraulic brake line which could result in a loss of rear brakes with...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Spartan Motors, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2013. 73 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors Chassis Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Transit Bus Chassis Cab buses manufactured February 17, 2011, through February 22, 2013. The park brake cable may be routed in a manner in which it contacts the rear hydraulic brake line. 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 Motors's own number for this recall: 13020. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V495 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: “The contact may cause a hole may be worn into the hydraulic brake line which could result in a loss of rear brakes without warning. Loss of rear brakes would result in an increased stopping distance which may cause a crash.” 13V495 Spartan Motors, Inc. Service Brakes, Hydraulic 17 October 2013 2011-2013 SPARTAN MOTORS TRANSIT BUS CHASSIS CAB The contact may cause a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:33:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:37:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Motors recall 13V495 (13020): Spartan Motors Transit Bus Chassis Cab (2011 to 2013)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v495/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}