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Spartan TB2242 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Spartan TB2242 (1997–1999).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan TB2242 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Spartan TB224210
1998 Spartan TB224220
1997 Spartan TB224210

All Spartan TB2242 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Spartan TB2242, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. 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: 1998

  2. Hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 99V042000 Reported 133 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: transit buses. Due to the routing of the high pressure hydraulic hose connecting the distribution manifold to the cooling fan, hydraulic motor or the higher operational speed of cng engines could, in certain circumstances, push the pressure developed by the hydraulic pump beyond the nominal working pressure of the…

    Remedy: Spartan is developing a field retrofit kit which will consist of a new hydraulic fluid hose that will be 3 inches longer than the original and have a higher working pressure rating; a 45 degree hose connection fitting…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

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.