Recall Detail

SPARTAN / K2 / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 11638 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN
Recalled Component Id: 000008890000077425000000115 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: K2 Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V285000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: PARKING BRAKE Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 09 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 10 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 203
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group Report Received Date: Nov, 06 1998
Record Creation date : Nov, 10 1998 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes. the parking brake capacity is insufficient to hold the maximum gross vehicle weight rating while parked on an incline. Consequence Summary: The vehicle could roll while parked on an incline, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will increase the brake slack adjuster length and install brake shoes with different lining material. Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 31, 2001. 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 1-800-722-3025.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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