Recall Register

1998 Spartan SB: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Spartan SB. The newest campaign is 00V001000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jan 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. 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, 00V001000, in the NHTSA record

Owners will be provided with a corrective action kit. The following components will be replaced: (1) existing accelerator cable assembly; (2) engine end; cable clamping bracket, and (3) engine end; quick release ball socket.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,064 units in total.

  1. 00V001000Received . 623 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school buses equipped with mechanical b5.9 front diesel engine school buses manufactured from june 26, 1995 through march 18, 1998. Due to the accelerator cable engine mount bracket having an incorrect bend angle, the accelerator cable has a compound bend radius which allows the inner cable to wear through outer cable sheath end fittings and possibly jam in the groove resulting from this wear.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The engine throttle may then fail to react to accelerator pedal movements.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with a corrective action kit. The following components will be replaced: (1) existing accelerator cable assembly; (2) engine end; cable clamping bracket, and (3) engine end; quick release ball socket.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number SPEC 99009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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. 19951
  2. 19962
  3. 19971
  4. 19982
  5. 19993
  6. 20002
  7. 20011
  8. 20021
  9. 20113
  10. 20122
  11. 20133
  12. 20143
  13. 20153
  14. 20162
  15. 20171

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. 1998 Spartan SB: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/sb/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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 SB?
1,064 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Spartan SB have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Spartan SB, model years 1995 to 2017. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Spartan SB open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.