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NHTSA campaign 98V252000

Spartan Recall 98V-252: SPARTAN/CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT

NHTSA recall 98V252000 was reported by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. on October 7, 1998, with 169 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Advantage, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar and more for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on December 15, 1998, 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 98V252000 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
98V252000 (also written 98V-252 or 98V252)
Filed by
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
169 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V252000. 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

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built February 12, 1998 – August 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Baron

    • 1998 · Vehicles built February 25, 1998 – June 15, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Gladiator

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built February 3, 1998 – July 23, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Low Profile Gladiator

    • 1998 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – June 15, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Metrostar

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built January 30, 1998 – September 15, 1998 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Rapid Intervention

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built April 21, 1998 – April 21, 1998 (per NHTSA)
All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V252000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS. A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, PART NO. 200185, WAS USED ON THESE FIRE TRUCKS, CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE 'CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT.' THERE WOULD BE NO IN-CAB INDICATION OF A TRANSMISSION FAULT WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INOPERATIVE VEHICLE IF NOT SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES.

Safety consequence

THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK IN A RANGE AND UPSHIFT/DOWNSHIFT WOULD BE RESTRICTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE WIRING IN THESE HARNESSES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 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 98V252000

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.