NHTSA campaign 04V311000 · Spartan campaign 04011
Spartan Recall 04V-311: SPARTAN/BOSCH ZOPS CALIPERS OVERHEATS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V311000 (Spartan campaign 04011) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on June 28, 2004, with 143 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan SB, Spartan Summit and Spartan TB for model years 1999–2002. Owners were notified on January 24, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V311000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V311000 (also written 04V-311 or 04V311)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Spartan campaign number
- 04011
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 143 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V311000. 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
Spartan Summit
Spartan TB
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V311000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 1999-2002 SPARTAN SUMMIT MOTOR HOMES, FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES, AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 25, 1999, AND MAY 21, 2002, AND EQUIPPED WITH DANA FRONT AXLE CONTAINING BOSCH HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES WITH ZERO OFFSET SLIDE CALIPERS (ZOPS). BOSCH HAS DECIDED THAT THE PRESENCE OF CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE CALIPER SEAL LAND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED PISTON MOBILITY IN SOME CASES AND LEAD TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES CAUSING OVERHEATING.
Safety consequence
OVERHEATED BRAKE COMPONENTS MAY NOT ALLOW THE DRIVE TO STOP SAFELY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS OVERHEATING COULD ALSO RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
SPARTAN WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.
Notes
SPARTAN RECALL NO. 04011.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V311000
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.