{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 19V286 (19008): 2012-2018 Fleet Services/Utilimaster Reach",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v286/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V286 (Spartan): A loss of windshield wiper becomes function can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan's own number: 19008.",
  "excerpt": "Utilimaster Reach, model years 2012 to 2018. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 10 April 2019. 8,822 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Fleet Services/Utilimaster Reach vehicles. Due to improper electrical grounding, the windshield wiper motor may stall and cause the windshield wipers to become inoperative, reducing the driver's visibility. 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: 19008. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V286 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: “A loss of windshield wiper becomes function can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 19V286 Spartan Motors USA Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer 10 April 2019 2012-2018 UTILIMASTER REACH A loss of windshield wiper becomes function can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a ground wire between the wiper motor and an appro",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:31:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:56:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 19V286 (19008): 2012-2018 Fleet Services/Utilimaster Reach\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v286/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}