NHTSA campaign 10V052000 · Spartan campaign 10005

Spartan Recall 10V-052: CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES

NHTSA recall 10V052000 (Spartan campaign 10005) was reported by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. on February 5, 2010, with 650 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, Spartan Advantage and more for model years 1998–2010. Owners were notified on June 2, 2010, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 10V052000 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: 10V052000 (also written 10V-052 or 10V052)
Filed by: SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Spartan campaign number: 10005
Report received: February 5, 2010
Potentially affected: 650 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
Owners notified: June 2, 2010
Safety standard: FMVSS 210

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V052000. 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 Advantage
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Barron
- 2000 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Diamond
- 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Gladiator
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Metrostar
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 12, 1998 – November 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V052000.

Defect description

SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 ADVANTAGE, BARRON, GLADIATOR, METROSTAR, MOUNTAIN STAR, AND TR-1 FIRE APPARATUS CHASSIS CABS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 27, 2003 AND NOVEMBER 17, 2009 AND BELTS SOLD TO VARIOUS VEHICLE ALTERS. CERTAIN SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."

Safety consequence

THE SEAT BELT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE CAB DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AND FAIL TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT. THIS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 - Option 1.

Notes

SPARTAN'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10005.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V052000

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.