NHTSA campaign 00V128001

Spartan Recall 00V128001: SPARTAN/TUTHILL/CROSS-MEMBER SUPPORT BRACKET

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V128001 was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on April 11, 2000, with 94 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Chassis for model years 1998–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V128001
Filed by: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Report received: April 11, 2000
Potentially affected: 94 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V128001. 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 Chassis
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V128001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHASSIS BUILT WITH TUTHILL/GRANNING AIR SUSPENSION, PART NOS. IFS1320-HP OR IFS1320-SP. A FRACTURE CAN DEVELOP AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE CROSS MEMBER AND THE BELL CRANK AND IDLER ARM HOUSINGS.

Safety consequence

THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE ERRATIC OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IF THE CROSS MEMBER SEPARATES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

Manufacturer remedy

TUTHILL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CONTACT TUTHILL TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES AT 1-800-255-7824. REPAIR FACILITY WILL INSPECT AND ADD GUSSETS TO REINFORCE THE CROSSMEMBER CONNECTION FOR THE BELL CRANK AND IDLER ARM.

Notes

OWNER WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD 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 00V128001

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.