Spartan Motors, Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Quick Release Valve
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 7, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,237. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH MIDLAND-GRAU TK-2 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS CAN RESULT IN BRAKING TIMING ISSUES WHICH CAN CREATE EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE FRONT BRAKE LIFE RESULTING IN INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE WITH A VALVE FROM ANOTHER VENDOR.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Spartan K22242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan K22242 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Spartan MM2242 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Spartan Alpine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Spartan IC2242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Spartan K22242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Spartan MM2242 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Spartan Z22242 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Spartan MM2242 | 0 | 1 | 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 98V251000.
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