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NHTSA recall 98V173000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Brake fluid low warning › Lamp

Spartan Alpine and 6 more

Reported Jul 30, 1998441 vehicles affectedSPARTAN MOTORS, INC.Built Mar 7, 1997 – Apr 17, 1998

The defect

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."

The risk

The indicator lamp was not in compliance with the standard.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of fmvss no. 105.

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Vehicles in this recall

Spartan Alpine
1998
Spartan BC2242
1998
Spartan EXP2001
1998
Spartan IC2242
1998
Spartan K22242
1998
Spartan MM2242
1998
Spartan SB
1998

Notes

Owner notification began october 8,1998. 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 spartan at 1-517-543-6400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).