NHTSA Record Id: 12226 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
Recalled Component Id: 000008743000077419000000147 |
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Model Name: MOUNTAIN MASTER |
Model Year: 1998 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V174000 |
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Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 22 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 14 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 |
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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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