Spartan Diamond, Gladiator. Published by Transport Canada as 2010450 on 17 December 2010. System: Suspension.
What the notice says Certain fire trucks equipped with a Ridewell Independent Front Suspension (IFS) cradle may be missing or have incomplete critical welds at the bell crank
support brackets. Lacking or insufficient welds may lead to a complete separation of the bell crank support bracket from the main structure (cradle assembly). A …
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Spartan DIAMOND in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Spartan DIAMOND is named on 4 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2010450
- Recall date
- 17 December 2010
- Make
- Spartan
- Models
- Diamond, Gladiator
- Model years
- 2006 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain fire trucks equipped with a Ridewell Independent Front Suspension (IFS) cradle may be missing or have incomplete critical welds at the bell crank
support brackets. Lacking or insufficient welds may lead to a complete separation of the bell crank support bracket from the main structure (cradle assembly). A complete separation of the bell crank support bracket(s) could restrict steering movement and result in a vehicle crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Ridewell will inspect for missing welds. If cracks are identified the suspension cradle will be replaced. If no cracks are found the required welds will be applied.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2010450.
Spartan elsewhere in this register
Spartan is named on 54 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2010356 · 18 October 2010 · Low Profile, Gladiator, Metro Star · Brakes
- 2010357 · 18 October 2010 · MM · Steering
- 2010245 · 13 May 2010 · Gladiator, Diamond, Furion · Electrical
- 2010136 · 28 April 2010 · Gladiator · Engine
- 2010133 · 26 April 2010 · Gladiator, Metro Star, Advantage · Seats And Restraints
- 2010035 · 9 February 2010 · K2, MM, K3 · Brakes
- 2011026 · 20 January 2011 · Furion · Fuel System
- 2011223 · 9 June 2011 · Metro Star · Lights And Instruments
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2010451 · 17 December 2010 · Pilot · Suspension
- 2010454 · 17 December 2010 · Escalade Ext, Avalanche, Escalade Esv · Suspension
- 2010365 · 25 October 2010 · LS, HH Ii · Suspension
- 2010341 · 8 October 2010 · Rodeo · Suspension
- 2010343 · 8 October 2010 · DB9, Vantage V8, DBS Coupe · Suspension
- 2010336 · 6 October 2010 · Cyclone, Big Horn, Big Country · Suspension
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Spartan: 54 in the register, and 468 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2010.
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