Utilimaster Truck Body recalls

There are 8 safety recalls on record for the Utilimaster Truck Body, covering 13,834 vehicles in total across all the models in each campaign. Newest first.

Utilimaster Truck Body recalls by model year

2025 1 2024 1 2023 1 2022 1 2021 2 2020 2 2019 4 2018 3 2017 1 2016 2 2015 2 2014 1 2013 1 2012 1 2006 1

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Exterior lightingReported July 7, 2025 · 2,785 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2015-2025 Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles. The signal converter may fail, which can cause the brake lights and turn signals to become inoperative.
Risk: Inoperative turn signals and brake lights can fail to alert other road users to the driver's intentions to turn or stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Shyft will inspect and repair the signal converter connecters as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2025. Owners may contact Shyft customer service at 1‑800‑237‑7806. Shyft's number for this recall is 25-16.

Recall number 25V452000 · Recall details

Structure: frame and membersReported August 31, 2022 · 2,139 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Shyft Group (Shyft Group) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Utilimaster Work Trucks. The welds may be missing or cracked on certain areas of the truck's body mount frame.
Risk: Missing or cracked welds may cause the cargo body to shift, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect for missing welds, and repair if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2022. Owners may contact Shyft Group's customer service at 1‑800‑237‑7806. Shyft Group's number for this recall is 22-08.

Recall number 22V658000 · Recall details

Exterior lightingReported April 16, 2020 · 50 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 FLT Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles. The license plate lamp may be installed in the incorrect position and at an incorrect angle, causing the plate to not be properly illuminated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: The incorrectly positioned license plate lamp may cause confusion to other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and will replace the license plate lamp, free of charge. The recall began May 5, 2020. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1‑800‑543‑5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 20-05.

Recall number 20V216000 · Recall details

EngineReported April 17, 2019 · 89 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2019 Fleet Services/Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles built on a Peterbilt chassis. Due to undersized wires, the connector between the cab power harness and the power distribution center (PDC) harness may overheat and melt, possibly resulting in an engine shutdown.
Risk: An unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, directing them to contact a Peterbilt dealer to have the main power wire to the PDC replaced with a wire of the correct gauge, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1‑800‑543‑5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 19009.

Recall number 19V304000 · Recall details

Visibility: rearview mirrors/devicesReported February 18, 2019 · 5,855 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Fleet Services Truck Body and Velocity vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with ASA Electronics monitors for displaying the backup camera images, model number VOM74MMx. The affected monitors may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
Risk: If the monitor displays the image in reverse, the driver may unintentionally turn in the wrong direction, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay harness with a capacitor, free of charge. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1‑800‑543‑5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 19002.

Recall number 19V104000 · Recall details

Equipment: other: labelsReported August 25, 2017 · 11 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2016 Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles. The rear tire pressure information printed on the label is less than the required tire pressure for the weight rating of the vehicle.
Risk: The incorrect tire pressure information may cause the operator to under inflate the tires, possibly causing a tire blow out and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Spartan will notify owners and will provide a corrected tire pressure label, free of charge. The recall began on October 5, 2017. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1‑800‑582‑3454. Spartan's number for this recall is 17022.

Recall number 17V524000 · Recall details

Back over prevention: camera systemReported April 27, 2015 · 2,904 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Utilimaster Walk-in vans and truck body vehicles manufactured January 21, 2014, to March 12, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
Risk: If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any camera that is not displaying the correct images. The recall began on June 24, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1‑800‑582‑3454.

Recall number 15V247000 · Recall details

Latches/locks/linkagesReported December 18, 2013 · 1 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling one model year 2006 Utilimaster vehicle manufactured on June 1, 2006 and equipped with a Fastec-brand door lock. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.
Risk: If the deadbolt jams, the interior side of the door lock may also jam. A person inside the cargo area at the time will then be locked in and be unable to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Spartan will notify the owner, and Fastec will coordinate the inspection and replacement of the lock cylinder, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on January 8, 2014. Owners may contact Utilimaster at 1‑800‑582‑3454 or Fastec at 1‑800‑837‑2505.

Recall number 13V595000 · Recall details

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How many recalls does the Utilimaster Truck Body have?

8, covering exterior lighting, structure and engine.

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