1998 SPARTAN EXP2001 Recall

Campaign:: 98V173000 on 07/30/1998
Component:: Service brakes, hydraulic:switches:brake warning
Manufactured:: 05/03/1998 - 06/28/1998
Affected:: 441
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."
Consequence:: The indicator lamp was not in compliance with the standard.
Correction:: Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of fmvss no. 105.
Notes:: Owner notification began october 8,1998. 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).