- Vehicles
- 143
- Built between
- Feb 1999 – May 2002
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 24 January 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1999 and May 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1999-2002 Spartan SBBuilt February 1999 to May 2002
- 1999-2002 Spartan SummitBuilt February 1999 to May 2002
- 1999-2002 Spartan TBBuilt February 1999 to May 2002
What the defect is
Certain my 1999-2002 spartan summit motor homes, front engine school buses, and transit buses manufactured between february 25, 1999, and may 21, 2002, and equipped with dana front axle containing bosch hydraulic disc brakes with zero offset slide calipers (zops). Bosch has decided that the presence of corrosion in the vicinity of the caliper seal land can contribute to reduced piston mobility in some cases and lead to performance issues causing overheating.
What could happen
Overheated brake components may not allow the drive to stop safely, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. This overheating could also result in a vehicle fire.
What gets fixed
SPARTAN WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1999 to May 2002
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 June 2004
- Owners notified24 January 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 June 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 04011
- Recalling manufacturer
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Spartan recall no. 04011.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.