Spartan Chassis, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Spartan Chassis, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 28, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 143. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN MY 1999-2002 SPARTAN SUMMIT MOTOR HOMES, FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES, AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 25, 1999, AND MAY 21, 2002, AND EQUIPPED WITH DANA FRONT AXLE CONTAINING BOSCH HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES WITH ZERO OFFSET SLIDE CALIPERS (ZOPS). BOSCH HAS DECIDED THAT THE PRESENCE OF CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE CALIPER SEAL LAND CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED PISTON MOBILITY IN SOME CASES AND LEAD TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES CAUSING OVERHEATING.
The risk
OVERHEATED BRAKE COMPONENTS MAY NOT ALLOW THE DRIVE TO STOP SAFELY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS OVERHEATING COULD ALSO RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
SPARTAN WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Spartan SB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Spartan Summit | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Spartan TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Spartan SB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Spartan Summit | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Spartan TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan SB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan Summit | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Spartan TB | 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 04V311000.
Full record for the 2002 Spartan SB → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →