The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS. THESE VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE THE "DO NOT SHIFT" DISPLAY WARNING LAMP INSTALLED IN THE LIGHT HOUSING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
WITHOUT THIS LAMP, THERE CAN BE NO POSITIVE LAMP CHECK UPON SELECTION OF THE MASTER AND IGNITION SWITCH "ON" AND THEREFORE NO IN-CAB INDICATION OF A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAULT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LAMP IN THE LOWER LEFT SEGMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL PANEL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 1998, 1999 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1998, 1999 |
Components: INTERIOR LIGHTING
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 Metro Star | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Metro Star | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
Other interior lighting recalls in 1998
4 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the interior lighting; SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 98V104000 14 May 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 98V043000 2 Mar 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V027000 17 Feb 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998