Spartan Silent Night
Model Silent Night made by Spartan got 1 recall. There was one recall concerning latches/locks/linkages .
Model 1996
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V077000 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. | from 02/14/1996 to 06/24/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 477 | 05/19/1998 | MFR | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. | 04/24/1998 | 04/28/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: fire trucks with occupant side entry doors. a difficulty in latching the side entry doors to the full closed position, and/or, the doors may release to the secondary latch position. also loose rivets can cause the latch control mechanism to bind not allowing the door to latch properly when shut. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The cab door could unlatch from its primary latch while the vehicle is in motion, allowing the door to open unassisted to the secondary latch position. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began may 19, 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 spartan at 1-517-543-6400.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||