Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V052000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-02-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V052000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component: Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer: SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 650
Reported to NHTSA: 2010-02-05
Owners notified: 2010-06-02

Defect description

SPARTAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010 ADVANTAGE, BARRON, GLADIATOR, METROSTAR, MOUNTAIN STAR, AND TR-1 FIRE APPARATUS CHASSIS CABS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 27, 2003 AND NOVEMBER 17, 2009 AND BELTS SOLD TO VARIOUS VEHICLE ALTERS. CERTAIN SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."

Safety risk

THE SEAT BELT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE CAB DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AND FAIL TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT. THIS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 - Option 1.

Notes

SPARTAN'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10005.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

40 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
SPARTAN Advantage	2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
SPARTAN Barron	2002 2000
SPARTAN Diamond	2008 2007 2006
SPARTAN Gladiator	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
SPARTAN Metrostar	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.