1995 Spartan IC Chassis

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Vehicle Speed Control	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator95V064000

Filed Mar 27, 19951,166 vehiclesSpartan Motors, Inc.

Defect. WHEN IN OPERATION, THE PRE-HEATER REQUIRES GOOD ENGINE GROUND. HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATORS ARE NOT GROUNDED THROUGH THE CASE, LIMITING THE GROUND FOR ENGINE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE PRE-HEATER AMPERAGE CAN THEN GROUND TO THE STEEL BRAIDED AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE WHICH IS SECURED IN A RUBBER LINED CLIP. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CLIP CAN CONTACT THE FRAME RAIL CAUSING AN ARC.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A HOLE TO BE BURNED THROUGH THE AIR LINE, PREVENTING THE AIR COMPRESSOR FROM DELIVERING SUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM REDUCING BRAKE CAPABILITY AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A 6 GAUGE GROUND CABLE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE EXISTING STARTER GROUND CABLE LOCATED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Jun 16, 200673,955 milesAZ

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACTIVATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTED IN THE RPMS HOLDING STEADY. THE PROBLEM APPEARED AFTER DRIVING FOR A HALF HOUR AT 55-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA 96V201000, CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL TODAY AND ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *NM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1995 — this page	1	1	Routine
1994	1	1	Routine
1992	1	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

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: Mar 27, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.