1996 Spartan SB
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1996 Spartan SB. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
2 recalls name the 1996 Spartan SB. Newest first.
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…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The engine throttle may then fail to react to accelerator pedal movements.
Remedy
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.
The fan clutch for the engine cooling system fan was combined with an inappropriate fan, which interferes with the drive and can cause the drive to separate.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If this condition occurs while the engine cover IS open, a person working in the engine compartment of the vehicle could be struck by a portion of the fan clutch. If the fan clutch separates, the engine cooling system will not function properly.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the fan which has a cupped mounting plate with a fan having a straight mounting plate. The fan clutch, which may have been damaged by interference with the fan, IS being replaced with a new drive of the same model.
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