2017 Spartan SB

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable16V134000

Filed Mar 4, 201663 vehiclesSpartan Motors Usa

Defect. Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Specialty Vehicle school bus chassis manufactured from March 19, 2015, through November 9, 2015. The metal connecting clip that connects the hand operated parking brake actuator cable to the intermediate parking brake cable may fail.

Risk. If the parking brake cable connection fails, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Remedy. Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install new clips, free of charge. The parts are currently not available and all owners are advised to chock their wheels until the parts become available. The recall began on March 25, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Spartan's number for this recall is 16005.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2017 — this page	1	Routine
2016	2	Routine
2015	3	Routine
2014	3	Routine
2013	3	Routine
2012	2	Routine
2011	3	Routine
2002	1	Routine
2001	1	Routine
2000	2	Routine
1999	3	Routine
1998	2	Routine
1997	1	Routine
1996	2	Routine
1995	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 4, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.