The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS. A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, PART NO. 200185, WAS USED ON THESE FIRE TRUCKS, CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE 'CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT.' THERE WOULD BE NO IN-CAB INDICATION OF A TRANSMISSION FAULT WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN INOPERATIVE VEHICLE IF NOT SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES.
The risk
THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK IN A RANGE AND UPSHIFT/DOWNSHIFT WOULD BE RESTRICTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE WIRING IN THESE HARNESSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 1998, 1999 |
| Spartan Baron | 1998 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 1998, 1999 |
| Spartan LOW Profile Gladiator | 1998 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1998, 1999 |
| Spartan Rapid Intervention | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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 | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Baron | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan LOW Profile Gladiator | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Rapid Intervention | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartan Rapid Intervention | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1998
34 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the electrical system; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 98V240003 22 Dec 1998 | DAMON CORPORATION |
| 98V313000 14 Dec 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V300000 8 Dec 1998 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 98V307000 7 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V299000 24 Nov 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V275000 3 Nov 1998 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 98V279000 3 Nov 1998 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 98V278000 19 Oct 1998 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998