NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V052000 · manufacturer campaign 10005

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage — Spartan · reported 5 Feb 2010 · 650 vehicles potentially affected

What's 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."

The risk

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.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V052000
Manufacturer campaign
10005
Filed by
Spartan Chassis, Inc.
Report received
5 Feb 2010
Owners notified
2 Jun 2010
Potentially affected
650

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Spartan Advantage 2000 Spartan Advantage 2001 Spartan Advantage 2002 Spartan Advantage 2003 Spartan Advantage 2004 Spartan Advantage 2005 Spartan Advantage 2006 Spartan Advantage 2007 Spartan Advantage 2000 Spartan Barron 2002 Spartan Barron 2006 Spartan Diamond 2007 Spartan Diamond 2008 Spartan Diamond 1998 Spartan Gladiator 1999 Spartan Gladiator 2000 Spartan Gladiator 2001 Spartan Gladiator 2002 Spartan Gladiator 2003 Spartan Gladiator 2004 Spartan Gladiator 2005 Spartan Gladiator 2006 Spartan Gladiator 2007 Spartan Gladiator 2008 Spartan Gladiator 2009 Spartan Gladiator 2010 Spartan Gladiator 1998 Spartan Metrostar 1999 Spartan Metrostar 2000 Spartan Metrostar 2001 Spartan Metrostar 2002 Spartan Metrostar 2003 Spartan Metrostar 2004 Spartan Metrostar 2005 Spartan Metrostar 2006 Spartan Metrostar 2007 Spartan Metrostar 2008 Spartan Metrostar 2009 Spartan Metrostar 2010 Spartan Metrostar

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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