NHTSA campaign 00V001000 · Spartan campaign SPEC 99009

Spartan Recall 00V-001: SPARTAN/ACCELERATOR CABLE

NHTSA recall 00V001000 (Spartan campaign SPEC 99009) was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on January 3, 2000, with 623 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan SB for model years 1995–1998 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 15, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V001000 (also written 00V-001 or 00V001)
Filed by: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Spartan campaign number: SPEC 99009
Report received: January 3, 2000
Potentially affected: 623 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control
Owners notified: February 15, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Spartan

Spartan SB
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 26, 1995 – March 18, 1998 (per NHTSA)

All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V001000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL B5.9 FRONT DIESEL ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 26, 1995 THROUGH MARCH 18, 1998. DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR CABLE ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET HAVING AN INCORRECT BEND ANGLE, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAS A COMPOUND BEND RADIUS WHICH ALLOWS THE INNER CABLE TO WEAR THROUGH OUTER CABLE SHEATH END FITTINGS AND POSSIBLY JAM IN THE GROOVE RESULTING FROM THIS WEAR.

Safety consequence

THE ENGINE THROTTLE MAY THEN FAIL TO REACT TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOVEMENTS.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A CORRECTIVE ACTION KIT. THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED: (1) EXISTING ACCELERATOR CABLE ASSEMBLY; (2) ENGINE END; CABLE CLAMPING BRACKET, AND (3) ENGINE END; QUICK RELEASE BALL SOCKET.

Notes

SPARTAN RECALL NO. SPEC 99009.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 15, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPAIR KIT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-800-722-3025.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V001000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.