Spartan Motors, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 30, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 441. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES, SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD THE SYMBOL BUT NOT THE WORD 'BRAKE' ON IT. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
THE INDICATOR LAMP WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INDICATOR LAMP WITH A LAMP MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Spartan Alpine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan BC2242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan EXP2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan IC2242 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan K22242 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan MM2242 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan SB | 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 98V173000.
Full record for the 1998 Spartan Alpine → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →