NHTSA campaign 00V216000 · Spartan campaign SPEC 00003
Spartan Recall 00V-216: SPARTAN/SUSPENSION
NHTSA recall 00V216000 (Spartan campaign SPEC 00003) was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on August 7, 2000, with 100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan SB2142 for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on August 28, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V216000 (also written 00V-216 or 00V216)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- SPEC 00003
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Springs — Air Suspension System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V216000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V216000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FRONT ENGINE CARPENTER SCHOOL BUSES WITH FRONT AIR SUSPENSIONS. DUE TO FRAME FLEXING, BOTH THE TRACK BAR MOUNT, MOUNTING BOLTS, AND THE STEERING BOX MOUNTING BOLTS COULD LOOSEN WHICH COULD ALLOW SUBSEQUENT FRACTURE OR TORQUE LOSS OF THESE BOLTS. THE SPRING BEAM COULD ALSO FRACTURE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD AFFECT THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THREE STRUCTURAL, WELDED CROSS-MEMBERS TO TIE TOGETHER THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRAME RAILS, ALL LOCATED FORWARD OF THE FRONT AXLE. STIFFENING GUSSETS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO EXISTING FRAME CROSS-MEMBERS AND THE TO STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTING BRACKET.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.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 00V216000
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.