Spartan recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
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.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Spartan Advantage 1999–2007
- Spartan Barron 2000, 2002
- Spartan Diamond 2006–2008
- Spartan Gladiator 1998–2010
- Spartan Metrostar 1998–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V052000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Spartan Chassis, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 5, 2010
- Owners notified
- Jun 2, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 650
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 12, 1998 to Nov 17, 2009
- Part
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
- Maker's own recall number
- 10005
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
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 http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Spartan recall: Equipment Jun 9, 2021
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Apr 8, 2020
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Mar 20, 2020
- Spartan recall: Parking brake Mar 10, 2020
- Spartan recall: Service brakes Dec 30, 2019
- Spartan recall: Service brakes Dec 10, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.