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Spartan Highlander Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Spartan Highlander (1993–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

4
safety recalls, all years
8
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Spartan Highlander model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Spartan Highlander05
2000 Spartan Highlander03
1998 Spartan Highlander10
1996 Spartan Highlander20
1995 Spartan Highlander20
1994 Spartan Highlander10
1993 Spartan Highlander10

What Spartan Highlander owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 5.

All Spartan Highlander recalls (4)

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

  1. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 97V135000 Reported 262 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: class a motor home chassis equipped with independent front suspsion, which utilizes a norgren valve and neway pilot air control valves. The purpose of the norgren valve is to exhaust the air suspension when the driver activates the vehicle jacks used to level the vehicle for overnight parking. The neway pilot valve…

    Remedy: Dealers will modify the air plumbing to remove the three (3) neway pilot valves (two front suspension/one rear suspension) from the air system. The norgren valve will be fully utilized to replace the valves in the…

    Model years: 1998

  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: 1993, 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

  4. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 96V072000 Reported 741 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    These solenoids can fail to operate or pass current. These solenoids are used to turn the power to the ignition bus bar(s) on the power panel(s) on and off.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these defective solenoids with an "automotive controls company" solenoid.

    Model years: 1995

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.