| NHTSA Record Id: 7474 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SPARTAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011226000082001000000027 |
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| Model Name: SB2142 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V216000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: SPEC 00003 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 15 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 21 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 100 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 28 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Shyft Group |
Report Received Date: Aug, 07 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 11 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: front engine carpenter school buses with front air suspensions. due to frame flexing, both the track bar mount, mounting bolts, and the steering box mounting bolts could loosen which could allow subsequent fracture or torque loss of these bolts. the spring beam could also fracture. |
Consequence Summary: This could affect the directional control of the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install three structural, welded cross-members to tie together the right and left frame rails, all located forward of the front axle. stiffening gussets have been added to existing frame cross-members and the to steering gear box mounting bracket. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during august 2000. 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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