2000 Spartan Alpine & 2000 Spartan SB + 2 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motor homes, transit and school buses equipped with trw drag links. Each drag link assembly contains two 20-EDL model ball socket assemblies. Certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which CAN lead to premature wear out of the socket.
💥 The risk
This CAN lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Spartan customers are being notified to contact trw for the free remedy repair.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V246207
- Manufacturer recall #
- SPEC 00016
- Manufacturer
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 860
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Jul 7, 1999 – Aug 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin 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 trw atalso contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).