1997 SPARTAN METRO STAR Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 98V077000 on 04/27/1998
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Manufactured:
- 02/13/1996 - 06/23/1997
- Affected:
- 477
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: fire trucks with occupant side entry doors. a difficulty in latching the side entry doors to the full closed position, and/or, the doors may release to the secondary latch position. also loose rivets can cause the latch control mechanism to bind not allowing the door to latch properly when shut.
- Consequence:
- The cab door could unlatch from its primary latch while the vehicle is in motion, allowing the door to open unassisted to the secondary latch position.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began may 19, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 98V109000 on 05/26/1998
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 10/15/1997 - 10/15/1997
- Affected:
- 7
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: fire truck chassis equipped with telma retarder and wabco version 'd' anti-lock brake system (abs). the abs test mode wiring was incorrectly wired through the console resulting in the inability to read and clear the blink codes on these fire trucks.
- Consequence:
- The driver would not be able to read or clear these codes from the console.
- Correction:
- Dealers will perform a wiring change in the center console.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began october 7, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 98V286000 on 11/09/1998
- Component:
- Suspension
- Manufactured:
- 08/05/1993 - 06/12/1997
- Affected:
- 39
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: fire trucks. if the driver accelerates in a turn above 20 mph forward speed, the lock pin is actuated and causes the axle to resist returning to the straight ahead position after the turn is completed because the lock pin is binding on the clamp plate surface.
- Consequence:
- Engaging the lock pin in the lcmp plate hole at high forward speeds causes excessive wear in the lock pin and/or the clamp plate hole. lane changes and other vehicle maneuvers will greatly increase contact frequency and causes wear, increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the tag axles on these fire trucks.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began august 16, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-800-722-3025.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V010000 on 01/26/1999
- Component:
- Structure
- Manufactured:
- 12/02/1991 - 01/16/1997
- Affected:
- 3,210
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: fire trucks. the cab tilt system contains a 12 volt electrical solenoid assembly as an accessory to the cab tilt electric motor/hydraulic pump assembly. rain, snow, salt spray or other corrosive environment can corrode the solenoid or "bridge" the energizing coil wire terminal causing the cab tilt system to operate uncontrollably.
- Consequence:
- This could cause the cab tilt system to actuate without control, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a hermetically sealed solenoid assembly.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began june 18, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-800-722-3025. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V118000 on 05/19/1999
- Component:
- Seat belts:front:anchorage
- Manufactured:
- 03/25/1992 - 10/07/1998
- Affected:
- 1,753
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: fire trucks. these fire trucks are all 4-door models which contain dual, forward facing passenger seats. the hardware utilized to mount the seat box to the cab floor and to the backwall structure, and also to mount the type 1 seat belt systems, was inadequate to meet the requirements of fmvss nos. 207/210, ""seating systems" and "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence:
- The seat box mounting/restraining hardware can loosen or fail allowing the seat/seat box assembly to break free of its mounting to the cab floor and/or backwall which could cause injury to the occupants of those seats.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the seat box mounting fasteners.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began november 29, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-800-722-3025.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1997 SPARTAN METRO STAR TSB
- Bulletin:
- RSB98V109
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Subject regarding abs blink code functionality. *yc
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