{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 16V639 (16023): Utilimaster Walk-In Van (2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v639/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V639 (Spartan): Unexpected reclining of the driver's seat may affect the driver's ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a cras...",
  "excerpt": "Utilimaster Walk-In Van, model year 2016. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 2 September 2016. 151 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Utilimaster Walk-In Vans manufactured January 1, 2016, to August 24, 2016 and equipped with a reclining style seat. The driver's seat on the affected vehicles may recline unexpectedly. 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: 16023. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V639 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: “Unexpected reclining of the driver's seat may affect the driver's ability to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, if the seat fails in a crash, the seat occupant would be at a greater risk of injury.” 16V639 Spartan Motors USA Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner 2 September 2016 2016-2016 UTILIMASTER WALK-IN VAN Unexpected reclining of the driver's seat may affect the driver's ability to control ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:37:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:32:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 16V639 (16023): Utilimaster Walk-In Van (2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v639/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}