| NHTSA Record Id: 10951 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008604000072977000000289 |
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| Model Name: GLADIATOR |
Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V077000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 14 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 24 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 477 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 19 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group |
Report Received Date: Apr, 24 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 28 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fire trucks with occupant side entry doors. a difficulty in latching the side entry doors to the full closed position, and/or, the doors may release to the secondary latch position. also loose rivets can cause the latch control mechanism to bind not allowing the door to latch properly when shut. |
Consequence Summary: The cab door could unlatch from its primary latch while the vehicle is in motion, allowing the door to open unassisted to the secondary latch position. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 19, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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