The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
The risk
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
WILLIAMS CONTROLS IS HANDLING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PEDAL. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WILLIAMS CONTROL AT 1-503-684-8600 OR SPARTAN AT 1-800-722-3025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 2001, 2002 |
| Spartan Baron | 2002 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2001, 2002 |
| Spartan K2 | 2002, 2003 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 2001, 2002 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2002 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2002 |
| Spartan Specialty | 2002 |
| Spartan Summit | 2002 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Baron | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan K2 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan K2 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Mountain Master GT | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Specialty | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Summit | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2002
25 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the vehicle speed control; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 02V298000 12 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V303000 12 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V262000 24 Sept 2002 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 02V004010 20 Sept 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V248000 16 Sept 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V004011 10 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V186000 8 Jul 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 02V161000 14 Jun 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002