Vehicle recall 98V264000 · October 29, 1998
Spartan Advantage and Metrostar
Vehicle description: fire trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: fire trucks. These vehicles did not have the "do not shift" display warning lamp installed in the light housing assembly.
- Consequence
- Without this lamp, there can be no positive lamp check upon selection of the master and ignition switch "on" and therefore no in-cab indication of a potential transmission fault.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a lamp in the lower left segment of the electrical panel.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 15, 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 spoartan 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
- 98V264000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 29, 1998
- Filed by
- SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 15, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 53
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Interior lighting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Spartan Advantage (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Spartan Metrostar (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
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