Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE ECO-CRUISE ACTUATOR CAN BIND THE THROTTLE.
Risk. IF THE ACTUATOR BINDS, ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT DECREASE TO THE LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE OPERATOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THESE ACTUATORS UNTIL NEW OR REMANUFACTURED UNITS CAN BE SUPPLIED.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 SPARTAN EC 2000 CHASSIS ON A 1994 WINNEBAGO VECTRA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DISASSEMBLED. HE STATED THAT THE CALIPER SLIDES ARE CLEANED OF RUST AND DIRT AND LIGHTLY GREASED AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS; HOWEVER, THEY BECOME STUCK. AS A RESULT, EXTREME OVERHEATING OCCURS AND DESTROYS THE ROTORS, CYLINDERS, BRAKE FLUID, AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE LEADS TO BRAKE FAILURE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. HE CALLED SPARTAN MOTORS AND ASKED THEM TO INFORM OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V110000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. CONSUMER REQUEST TO CANCEL SAFETY COMPLAINT 6/24/09. *NJ UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Nov 25, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.