Recall Register

1998 Spartan IC2242: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Spartan IC2242. The newest campaign is 98V173000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Jul 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V173000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of FMVSS no. 105.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,225 units in total.

  1. 98V173000Received . 441 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    The indicator lamp was not in compliance with the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of FMVSS no. 105.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V174000Received . 522 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: motor homes. The fuel fill vent was not long enough when installed into the fuel tank to allow air to pass through the vent holes, creating a back splash of fuel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the present fuel fill vent with a longer stem allowing the proper amount of air flow.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 97V135000Received . 262 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: class a motor home chassis equipped with independent front suspsion, which utilizes a norgren valve and neway pilot air control valves. The purpose of the norgren valve is to exhaust the air suspension when the driver activates the vehicle jacks used to level the vehicle for overnight parking. The neway pilot valve is used to speed up the timing of the air exhaust. When the vehicle is in a dynamic condition, the air system pressure can send spikes of up to 230 PSI. This exceeds the pressure rating of the neway pilot valve causing the valve to fail and allow the air system pressure to exhaust uncontrollability.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If there is an air suspension failure, it could lead to vehicle handling problems and a loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will modify the air plumbing to remove the three (3) neway pilot valves (two front suspension/one rear suspension) from the air system. The norgren valve will be fully utilized to replace the valves in the front suspension and a midland valve will be used in the rear suspension.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19983

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Spartan IC2242: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/ic2242/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Spartan IC2242?
1,225 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Spartan IC2242 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Spartan IC2242, model years 1997 to 1998. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Spartan IC2242 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.