Recall Detail

SPARTAN / SUMMIT / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5881 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN
Recalled Component Id: 000011554000093419000000016 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SUMMIT Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V246207 Mfr Campaign Number: SPEC 00016
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 07 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 860
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group Report Received Date: Sep, 21 2000
Record Creation date : Sep, 21 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes, transit and school buses equipped with trw drag links. each drag link assembly contains two 20-edl model ball socket assemblies. certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket. Consequence Summary: This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
Corrective Summary : Spartan customers are being notified to contact trw for the free remedy repair. Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin 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 trw atalso 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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