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Spartan Bus Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Spartan Bus (1994–2011).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan Bus model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Spartan Bus10
1996 Spartan Bus20
1995 Spartan Bus10
1994 Spartan Bus10

All Spartan Bus recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Spartan Bus, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 11V425000 Reported 212 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

    Spartan is recalling certain model year 2010, 2011, and 2012 recreational vehicles, models mm, k2, k3, bus, furion, gladiator, and metro star, manufactured from september 29, 2010, through june 20, 2011, equipped with a cummins isb, isc, isl, or isx diesel engine. The v-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686,…

    Remedy: Spartan is working with cummins to identify and notify owners of the recall campaign. Repairs will be performed by authorized cummins dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on october 10, 2011. Owners may…

    Model years: 2011

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 96V201000 Reported 7,633 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    The eco-cruise actuator can bind the throttle.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove these actuators until new or remanufactured units can be supplied.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996

  3. Connection (steering)

    NHTSA 96V081000 Reported 604 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    The draglinks have been equipped with an anti-tilt seal on the pitman end that can affect the taper fit of the ball stud taper into the pitman arm. The recommended torque on the stud nut does not overcome the compression of the anti-tilt seal.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace washers with 90 degree flanges with washers having a 45 degree flange and sandwich the rubber bushing in the anti-tilt seal. The flanges allow the bushing to properly expand. If a body has been…

    Model years: 1996

Other Spartan models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.