NHTSA recall campaign
98V173000
ManufacturerSPARTAN MOTORS, INC.Reported1998-07-30Affected441 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
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."
Risk
THE INDICATOR LAMP WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INDICATOR LAMP WITH A LAMP MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105.
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