| NHTSA Record Id: 11645 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008891000078566000000022 |
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| Model Name: GLADIATOR |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V286000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 09 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 10 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 39 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 16 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group |
Report Received Date: Nov, 06 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 10 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fire trucks. if the driver accelerates in a turn above 20 mph forward speed, the lock pin is actuated and causes the axle to resist returning to the straight ahead position after the turn is completed because the lock pin is binding on the clamp plate surface. |
Consequence Summary: Engaging the lock pin in the lcmp plate hole at high forward speeds causes excessive wear in the lock pin and/or the clamp plate hole. lane changes and other vehicle maneuvers will greatly increase contact frequency and causes wear, increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the tag axles on these fire trucks. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 16, 1999.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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