The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES, SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUS CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD THE SYMBOL BUT NOT THE WORD 'BRAKE' ON IT. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
THE INDICATOR LAMP WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INDICATOR LAMP WITH A LAMP MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Alpine | 1998 |
| Spartan BC2242 | 1998 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1998 |
| Spartan IC2242 | 1998 |
| Spartan K22242 | 1998 |
| Spartan MM2242 | 1998 |
| Spartan SB | 1998 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
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 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan BC2242 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan EXP2001 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan IC2242 | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan K22242 | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan MM2242 | 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan SB | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1998
24 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 98V296000 17 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V266000 21 Oct 1998 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| 98V265000 20 Oct 1998 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V262000 20 Oct 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V226000 21 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V220001 21 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V228000 17 Sept 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V222000 15 Sept 1998 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998