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NHTSA campaign 98V251000

Spartan Recall 98V-251: SPARTAN/BRAKE TIMING

NHTSA recall 98V251000 was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on October 7, 1998, with 1,237 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan K22242, Spartan MM2242, Spartan Alpine and more for model years 1996–1999. Owners were notified on November 19, 1998, 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 98V251000 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
98V251000 (also written 98V-251 or 98V251)
Filed by
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,237 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Quick Release Valve
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V251000. 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 Alpine

    • 1997 · Vehicles built May 27, 1997 – June 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan IC2242

    • 1997 · Vehicles built May 19, 1997 – May 19, 1997 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan K22242

    • 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built March 28, 1997 – April 16, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan MM2242

    • 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 3, 1996 – February 3, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Z22242

    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 24, 1997 – June 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V251000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH MIDLAND-GRAU TK-2 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS CAN RESULT IN BRAKING TIMING ISSUES WHICH CAN CREATE EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE FRONT BRAKE LIFE RESULTING IN INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE WITH A VALVE FROM ANOTHER VENDOR.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 1998. 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 1-800-722-3025. 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 98V251000

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.