NHTSA Campaign 16V134000

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE

Issued by Spartan Motors USA · Reported Mar 4, 2016 · 63 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

If the parking brake cable connection fails, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

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 on March 25, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-4277. Spartan's number for this recall is 16005.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN SB 2016 63
SPARTAN SB 2017 63

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V134000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.