Defect Description For Recall
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.”
Make Of Vehicle
SPARTAN
Model Of Vehicle
ADVANTAGE
Year
1991
Recall Campaign Number
99V118000
Component Description
Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage
Effect Of Defect
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.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Seat Box Mounting Fasteners.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19960105
End Of Manufacture
19980104
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
1753
Date Owners Notified
19991129
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Shyft Group
Date Report Received
19990512
Make Campaign Number
SPEC 98049
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
207