The defect
THE REAR SPRING HANGER ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAN BREAK.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW THE SPRING TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE LOWER FRAME RAIL AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD TWO FASTENERS PER BRACKET INCREASING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FASTENERS FROM FOUR (4) TO SIX (6).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan GT1 | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
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 GT1 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan GT1 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan GT1 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1993 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1994 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1995 | 0 | 4 |
Other suspension recalls in 1995
15 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the suspension; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 95V233000 8 Dec 1995 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 95V212000 1 Nov 1995 | TRACKER MARINE CORP. |
| 95V205000 13 Oct 1995 | UTILITY TRAILER MFG. CO. |
| 95V192000 11 Oct 1995 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 95V194000 11 Oct 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V175000 13 Sept 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V163000 23 Aug 1995 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 95V154000 16 Aug 1995 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995