No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 4 times.
4 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Quick Release Valve98V251000
Filed Oct 7, 19981,237 vehiclesSpartan Motors, Inc.
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.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN REDUCE FRONT BRAKE LIFE RESULTING IN INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE WITH A VALVE FROM ANOTHER VENDOR.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap98V174000
Filed Jul 30, 1998522 vehiclesSpartan Motors, Inc.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE FUEL FILL VENT WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH WHEN INSTALLED INTO THE FUEL TANK TO ALLOW AIR TO PASS THROUGH THE VENT HOLES, CREATING A BACK SPLASH OF FUEL.
Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN FIRE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT FUEL FILL VENT WITH A LONGER STEM ALLOWING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AIR FLOW.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp98V173000
Filed Jul 30, 1998441 vehiclesSpartan Motors, Inc.
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."
Risk. THE INDICATOR LAMP WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INDICATOR LAMP WITH A LAMP MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension System97V135000
Filed Aug 18, 1997262 vehiclesSpartan Motors, Inc.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPSION, WHICH UTILIZES A NORGREN VALVE AND NEWAY PILOT AIR CONTROL VALVES. THE PURPOSE OF THE NORGREN VALVE IS TO EXHAUST THE AIR SUSPENSION WHEN THE DRIVER ACTIVATES THE VEHICLE JACKS USED TO LEVEL THE VEHICLE FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING. THE NEWAY PILOT VALVE IS USED TO SPEED UP THE TIMING OF THE AIR EXHAUST. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A DYNAMIC CONDITION, THE AIR SYSTEM PRESSURE CAN SEND SPIKES OF UP TO 230 PSI. THIS EXCEEDS THE PRESSURE RATING OF THE NEWAY PILOT VALVE CAUSING THE VALVE TO FAIL AND ALLOW THE AIR SYSTEM PRESSURE TO EXHAUST UNCONTROLLABILITY.
Risk. IF THERE IS AN AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE, IT COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS AND A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE AIR PLUMBING TO REMOVE THE THREE (3) NEWAY PILOT VALVES (TWO FRONT SUSPENSION/ONE REAR SUSPENSION) FROM THE AIR SYSTEM. THE NORGREN VALVE WILL BE FULLY UTILIZED TO REPLACE THE VALVES IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND A MIDLAND VALVE WILL BE USED IN THE REAR SUSPENSION.
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: Oct 7, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.