Spartan Motors, Inc.: Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 21, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 860. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES, TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRW DRAG LINKS. EACH DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY CONTAINS TWO 20-EDL MODEL BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. CERTAIN OF THE BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE SOCKET.
The risk
THIS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR WITH POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
SPARTAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO CONTACT TRW FOR THE FREE REMEDY REPAIR.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Spartan Alpine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan SB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan Summit | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Spartan Alpine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Spartan SB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Spartan Summit | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Spartan TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V246207.
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