Recall Register

1999 Spartan Metro Star: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Spartan Metro Star. The newest campaign is 99V118000. NHTSA received the report on 12 May 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. 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.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V118000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the seat box mounting fasteners.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,975 units in total.

  1. 99V118000Received . 1,753 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the seat box mounting fasteners.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SPEC 98049. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V264000Received . 53 units.

    Interior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: fire trucks. These vehicles did not have the "do not shift" display warning lamp installed in the light housing assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a lamp in the lower left segment of the electrical panel.

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

  3. 98V252000Received . 169 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The transmission could lock in a range and upshift/downshift would be restricted, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the wiring in these harnesses.

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

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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. 19913
  2. 19923
  3. 19934
  4. 19944
  5. 19954
  6. 19964
  7. 19975
  8. 19983
  9. 19993
  10. 20011
  11. 20022
  12. 20101
  13. 20111

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Spartan Metro Star: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/metro-star/1999/. 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 1999 Spartan Metro Star?
1,975 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 Metro Star have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Spartan Metro Star, model years 1991 to 2011. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Spartan Metro Star open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.