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NHTSA recall 98V119001

Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift

Spartan Ec-1K and 1 more

Reported Apr 14, 199847 vehicles affectedSPARTAN MOTORS, INC.Built Oct 1, 1993 – Jul 31, 1994

The defect

Vehicle description: motorhomes and buses equipped with an optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position. the transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.

The risk

The vehicle can move after being placed in park increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Furon company IS conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.

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Vehicles in this recall

Spartan Ec-1K
19931994
Spartan TB-2242
19931994

Notes

Owner notification began january 23, 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 furon at 1-330-279-3711 or spartan at 1-5127-543-6400. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).