Vehicle recall 98V173000 · July 30, 1998
Spartan Alpine, BC2242 and 5 more models
Vehicle description: motor homes, school and transit bus chassis equipped with pneumatically actuated braking system.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motor homes, school and transit bus chassis equipped with pneumatically actuated braking system. The brake indicator light had the symbol but not the word 'brake' on it. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems."
- Consequence
- The indicator lamp was not in compliance with the standard.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of FMVSS no. 105.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 8,1998. 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 spartan at 1-517-543-6400.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
- 98V173000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 30, 1998
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Owner notification
- October 8, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 441
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Brake fluid low warning › Lamp
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Spartan Alpine (1998): 1998
- Spartan BC2242 (1998): 1998
- Spartan EXP2001 (1998): 1998
- Spartan IC2242 (1998): 1998
- Spartan K22242 (1998): 1998
- Spartan MM2242 (1998): 1998
- Spartan SB (1998): 1998
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