Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1999 Spartan Alpine

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
04V035000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS2004-01-28

ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, AN INCORRECT 250-AMP GROUND FUSE WAS USED TO PROTECT BATTERY GROUND. THE CORRECT FUSE WAS RATED FOR 300 AMPS.

RiskTHE INCORRECT FUSE COULD CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OR INOPERABLE LIGHTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE 250-AMP GROUND FUSE WITH A 350-AMP CONNECTOR. 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 WESTERN RV AT 509-457-4133.

00V246207·STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION2000-09-21

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES, TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRW DRAG LINKS. EACH DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY CONTAINS TWO 20-EDL MODEL BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. CERTAIN OF THE BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE SOCKET.

RiskTHIS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR WITH POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

FixSPARTAN CUSTOMERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO CONTACT TRW FOR THE FREE REMEDY REPAIR.

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