NHTSA recall 98V077000
Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Spartan Advantage and 7 more
Reported Apr 24, 1998477 vehicles affectedSPARTAN MOTORS, INC.Built Feb 14, 1996 – Jun 24, 1997
The 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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors.