Vehicle recall 02V098001 · April 4, 2002
Spartan Summit ES, Summit GT and 1 more model
On certain motor homes equipped with teleflex morse electric floor pedals.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain motor homes equipped with teleflex morse electric floor pedals. Under heavy use, one of the pedal dual return-spring arms on the floor-mounted electric pedals may fail. A failure could cause the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly.
- Consequence
- Unexpected acceleration could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
- Remedy
- Teleflex morse will notify customers to return the defective electric foot pedals for a replacement free of charge. Owner notification began during March 2002. 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 teleflex morse at 1-330-425-7329 or spartan at 1-800-722-3025.
- Notes
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V098001
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 4, 2002
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 176
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Spartan Summit ES (2002): 2002
- Spartan Summit GT (2002): 2002
- Spartan Summit GTI (2002): 2002
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