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| NHTSA Record Id: 12224 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008743000077424000000147 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: IC2242 | Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V174000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 08 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 21 1997 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 522 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group | Report Received Date: Jul, 30 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 31 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : 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. | Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the present fuel fill vent with a longer stem allowing the proper amount of air flow. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 20, 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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