| NHTSA Record Id: 14089 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008971000082001000000022 |
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| Model Name: SB2142 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V008000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98060-01 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 15 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 21 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 542 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 18 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group |
Report Received Date: Jan, 15 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 27 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: carpenter front engine, spring suspension school buses. due to frame flexing, both the front spring hanger mounting bolts and the steering box mounting bolts can loosen allowing subsequent fracture or torque loss of these bolts. |
Consequence Summary: This would allow the front axle to move affecting directional control of the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will add three structural, welded cross-members to tie together the right and left frame rails, all located forward of the front axle. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 18, 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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