- Vehicles
- 1,753
- Built between
- Oct 1986 – Oct 1998
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 November 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1986 and October 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1989-1998 Spartan AdvantageBuilt January 1996 to January 1998
- 1989-1998 Spartan BaronBuilt March 1990 to February 1998
- 1991-1998 Spartan ChargerBuilt December 1996 to September 1998
- 1990-1991 Spartan DiamondBuilt January 1991 to October 1996
- 1993-1997 Spartan Galaxy NEW GenerationBuilt October 1993 to April 1997
- 1987-1999 Spartan GladiatorBuilt October 1986 to October 1998
- 1991-1999 Spartan Metro StarBuilt March 1992 to October 1998
- 1991-1997 Spartan Silent KnightBuilt February 1991 to June 1995
What the defect is
Vehicle description: fire trucks. These fire trucks are all 4-DOOR models which contain dual, forward facing passenger seats. The hardware utilized to mount the seat box to the cab floor and to the backwall structure, and also to mount the type 1 seat belt systems, was inadequate to meet the requirements of FMVSS nos. 207/210, ""seating systems" and "seat belt assembly anchorages."
What could happen
The seat box mounting/restraining hardware can loosen or fail allowing the seat/seat box assembly to break free of its mounting to the cab floor and/or backwall which could cause injury to the occupants of those seats.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BOX MOUNTING FASTENERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1986 to October 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 May 1999
- Owners notified29 November 1999
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 12 May 1999.
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.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SPEC 98049
- Recalling manufacturer
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owner notification began november 29, 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).
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.