NHTSA campaign 95V142000
Spartan Recall 95V-142: Suspension — Front — Springs — Coil Springs
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 95V142000 was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on August 3, 1995, with 161 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan GT1 and Spartan Metrostar for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 13, 1995, 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 95V142000 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
- 95V142000 (also written 95V-142 or 95V142)
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 161 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Springs — Coil Springs
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V142000. 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 GT1
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1991 – April 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Spartan Metrostar
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1991 – April 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V142000.
Defect description
THE REAR SPRING HANGER ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN BREAK.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW THE SPRING TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE LOWER FRAME RAIL AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD TWO FASTENERS PER BRACKET INCREASING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FASTENERS FROM FOUR (4) TO SIX (6).
Notes
SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; INDEPENDENT FRONT ATTACHING MECHANISMS; SPRING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCK CHASSIS.NOTE: 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 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V142000
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.