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Spartan Sb Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Spartan Sb (1995–2017).

11
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan Sb model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Spartan Sb10
2016 Spartan Sb20
2015 Spartan Sb30
2014 Spartan Sb30
2013 Spartan Sb30
2012 Spartan Sb20
2011 Spartan Sb30
2002 Spartan Sb10
2001 Spartan Sb10
2000 Spartan Sb20
1999 Spartan Sb30
1998 Spartan Sb20
1997 Spartan Sb10
1996 Spartan Sb20
1995 Spartan Sb10

All Spartan Sb recalls (11)

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

  1. Linkage and cable (parking brake)

    NHTSA 16V134000 Reported 63 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors USA

    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Specialty Vehicle school bus chassis manufactured from March 19, 2015, through November 9, 2015. The metal connecting clip that connects the hand operated parking brake actuator cable to the intermediate parking brake cable may fail.

    Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install new clips, free of charge. The parts are currently not available and all owners are advised to chock their wheels until the parts become available. The recall began…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  2. Fuel system, diesel

    NHTSA 15V170000 Reported 292 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors, Inc.

    Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 School Bus chassis manufactured April 21, 2011, to February 26, 2015. The fuel/water separator heater terminals and connectors may melt and allow air into the fuel system resulting in an engine stall. Additionally, heat from the terminals may ignite the connector,…

    Remedy: A bracket that will secure the harness to the heated fuel water separator will be supplied, and installed. Additionally, a new filter head assembly and connecting harness will be supplied. All of which will be supplied…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

  3. Antilock (service brakes)

    NHTSA 14V679000 Reported 65 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors, Inc.

    Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 school bus chassis manufactured December 21, 2010, to June 26, 2014, and equipped with air brake systems. The affected chassis may have been manufactured with the rear antilock brake system (ABS) harness connectors reversed.

    Remedy: Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the ABS harness connectors, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

  4. Fuel system, diesel

    NHTSA 14V505000 Reported 87 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors, Inc.

    Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Gladiator emergency vehicles, 2013-2014 Metrostar emergency vehicles, 2015 motorhome chassis, and 2015 school buses chassis. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009,…

    Remedy: Spartan has notified the final stage manufacturers, and Cummins will replace the affected fuel filters, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400.…

    Model years: 2015

  5. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 13V481000 Reported 138 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors, Inc.

    Spartan Motors Chassis (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2011, 2013, and 2014 School Bus Chassis manufactured December 21, 2010, through September 18, 2013. The nut that affixes the steering wheel nut may have been insufficiently tightened.

    Remedy: Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will verify the steering wheel nut torque. The recall began on November 4, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan Motors at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's recall campaign number is…

    Model years: 2011, 2013, 2014

  6. Fuel system, diesel

    NHTSA 05V063000 Reported 84 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

    Certain spartan my 1998-2000 school and specialty buses equipped with cummins isb diesel engines. The fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.

    Remedy: Customers will be notified by cummins to bring their vehicles in to an authorized dealer to have the remedy done free of charge. For more information, customers may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.

    Model years: 1999

  7. Foundation components (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V311000 Reported 143 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

    Certain my 1999-2002 spartan summit motor homes, front engine school buses, and transit buses manufactured between february 25, 1999, and may 21, 2002, and equipped with dana front axle containing bosch hydraulic disc brakes with zero offset slide calipers (zops). Bosch has decided that the presence of corrosion in the vicinity of the…

    Remedy: Spartan will replace the brake calipers and pads. The recall began on january 24, 2005. Owners should contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  8. Connection (steering)

    NHTSA 00V246207 Reported 860 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    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.

    Remedy: Spartan customers are being notified to contact trw for the free remedy repair.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  9. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 00V001000 Reported 623 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses equipped with mechanical b5.9 front diesel engine school buses manufactured from june 26, 1995 through march 18, 1998. Due to the accelerator cable engine mount bracket having an incorrect bend angle, the accelerator cable has a compound bend radius which allows the inner cable to wear through outer…

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a corrective action kit. The following components will be replaced: (1) existing accelerator cable assembly; (2) engine end; cable clamping bracket, and (3) engine end; quick release ball…

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

  10. Lamp (service brakes)

    NHTSA 98V173000 Reported 441 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes, school and transit bus chassis equipped with pneumatically actuated braking system. The brake indicator light had the symbol but not the word 'brake' on it. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the indicator lamp with a lamp meeting the requirements of FMVSS no. 105.

    Model years: 1998

  11. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 96V052000 Reported 52 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    The fan clutch for the engine cooling system fan was combined with an inappropriate fan, which interferes with the drive and can cause the drive to separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fan which has a cupped mounting plate with a fan having a straight mounting plate. The fan clutch, which may have been damaged by interference with the fan, is being replaced with a new drive…

    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.