Vehicle recall 98V157000 · July 16, 1998
1996 Spartan CT2242
Vehicle description: cement mixers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: cement mixers. The fuel tanks are marked as a non-side mounted application and should be marked for a side mounted fuel tank.
- Consequence
- The fuel tanks are incorrectly marked.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the 49 gallon rectangular fuel tank with a 50 gallon round aluminum fuel tank.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 1, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not have the free remedy performed within a reasonable time should contact spartan at 1-800-722-3025.ALSO 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
- 98V157000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 16, 1998
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 1, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 25
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Spartan CT2242 (1996): 1996
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