| NHTSA Record Id: 3903 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014123000101592000000030 |
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| Model Name: FIRE TRUCK |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V271000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 03 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 09 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 49 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 24 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group |
Report Received Date: Aug, 27 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 04 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fire trucks equipped with a drive axle suspension containing a spring beam with a thickness of 1.75". the spring beam in the suspension can fail causing the collapse of the drive axle suspension and allowing abrupt contact of the tires with the bodywork of the rear of the fire truck. |
Consequence Summary: Abrupt impact with the rear tires may cause the vehicle to veer across the road and impact oncoming traffic, or cause the driver to loss control of the vehicle in their lane, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Spartan will notify its customers and replace the spring beam with a heavy duty version which is 2" thick and replace the shock absorbers free of charge. owner notification began september 24, 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. |
Recall Notes: 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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