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Spartan Advantage

Every Spartan Advantage model year on file, 1989 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years301989 to 2018
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins79Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75119891992199519982001120042007201020132018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Tires leads the Spartan Advantage complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Spartan Advantage model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Spartan Advantage by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone102
2017Not decoded0NoneNone106
2016Not decoded0NoneNone106
2015Trailer1100.050206
2014Not decoded0NoneNone206
2013Not decoded0NoneNone305
2012Not decoded0NoneNone305
2011Not decoded0NoneNone305
2010Not decoded0NoneNone305
2009Not decoded0NoneNone305
2008Not decoded0NoneNone305
2007Not decoded0NoneNone604
2006Not decoded0NoneNone303
2005Not decoded0NoneNone203
2004Not decoded0NoneNone201
2003Not decoded0NoneNone201
2002Not decoded0NoneNone402
2001Not decoded10.0100302
2000Not decoded0NoneNone101
1999Not decoded0NoneNone302
1998Not decoded0NoneNone301
1997Not decoded0NoneNone301
1996Not decoded0NoneNone301
1995Not decoded0NoneNone201
1994Not decoded0NoneNone200
1993Not decoded0NoneNone200
1992Not decoded0NoneNone200
1991Not decoded0NoneNone200
1990Not decoded0NoneNone200
1989Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Spartan Advantage

  • 18V-350 May 29, 2018
    Affected vehicles may not be equipped with a pressure protection valve installed between the air reservoir and the lubrication control module
    Brakes · 309 vehicles
  • 15V-448 Jul 15, 2015
    Front wheels of the affected vehicles have valve stems that may rub against the brake caliper
    Tires · 212 vehicles
  • 14V-623 Oct 6, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the transmission fluid cooler may fail, allowing the engine coolant to mix with the transmission fluid
    Powertrain · 389 vehicles
  • 13V-628 Dec 18, 2013
    In the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack
    Suspension · 37 vehicles
  • 10V-210 May 14, 2010
    Bell crank support brackets installed on the suspension cradle may crack, or separate, from the main structure (cradle assembly)
    Suspension · 58 vehicles
  • 10V-052 Feb 5, 2010
    Certain seat belt anchorages fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
    Seat belts · 650 vehicles
  • 02V-004-009 Sep 19, 2002
    On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the…
    Speed control · 535 vehicles
  • 02V-018-004 Apr 15, 2002
    On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with meritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (abs) valve packages, the assembly bolts on…
    Brakes · 750 vehicles
  • 99V-118 May 12, 1999
    Vehicle description: fire trucks
    Seat belts · 1,753 vehicles
  • 99V-010 Jan 20, 1999
    Vehicle description: fire trucks
    Structure · 3,210 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.