Spartan Motors, Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 28, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 65. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 school bus chassis manufactured December 21, 2010, to June 26, 2014, and equipped with air brake systems. The affected chassis may have been manufactured with the rear antilock brake system (ABS) harness connectors reversed.
The risk
If the ABS connectors are reversed, the rear wheels may lock up while braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the ABS harness connectors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14015.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Spartan SB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan SB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan SB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan SB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan SB | 0 | 3 | 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 14V679000.
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