The defect
THE ECO-CRUISE ACTUATOR CAN BIND THE THROTTLE.
The risk
IF THE ACTUATOR BINDS, ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT DECREASE TO THE LEVEL ANTICIPATED BY THE OPERATOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THESE ACTUATORS UNTIL NEW OR REMANUFACTURED UNITS CAN BE SUPPLIED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Alpine | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan BC2000 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Bus | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Discovery | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan EC 2000 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Highlander | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Shuttle Bus | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Specialty | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Tour Bus | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan Transit Bus | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Spartan WC 2000 | 1993, 1994 |
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 Alpine | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Alpine | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Alpine | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Alpine | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan BC2000 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan BC2000 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan BC2000 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan BC2000 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Bus | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Bus | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Bus | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Discovery | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Discovery | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Discovery | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Discovery | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EC 2000 | 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| Spartan EC 2000 | 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| Spartan EC 2000 | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Spartan EC 2000 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Highlander | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Highlander | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Highlander | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Highlander | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Mountain Master | 1995 | 1 | 4 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1996
13 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the vehicle speed control; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 96V251000 18 Dec 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V181002 12 Dec 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V239000 27 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V199000 11 Oct 1996 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 96V181001 24 Sept 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V156000 27 Aug 1996 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 96V141000 23 Jul 1996 | TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC |
| 96V131000 15 Jul 1996 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996