Spartan TB2242 (1997-1999): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 99V042000 · Mar 3, 1999 · Spartan Motors, Inc.
133
vehicles affected
133
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 99V042000
- Date
- Mar 3, 1999
- Maker
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Units affected
- 133
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Cooling system > Hoses/lines/piping/fittings
- Model years
- 1997-1999
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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 INSTALLED HOSE. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF STRESSING THE HOSE BEYOND ITS MINIMUM BEND RADIUS AND/OR BEYOND ITS NOMINAL WORKING TEMPERATURE/PRESSURE RATINGS.
What can happen
A HOSE FAILURE COULD OCCUR ALLOWING HYDRAULIC FLUID STEAM TO IMPINGE ONTO HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS AND INITIATE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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 WILL BE ADDED AT THE FAN MOTOR INLET PORT; THE HOSE WILL BE RE-ROUTED AND ALSO CLIPPED OR CLAMPED; AND THE MANIFOLD BLOCK/PRIORITY VALVE WILL BE RELOCATED.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 99V042000?
1 model: Spartan TB2242 (1997-1999), about 133 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 99V042000?
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 WILL BE ADDED AT THE FAN MOTOR INLET PORT; THE HOSE WILL BE RE-ROUTED AND ALSO CLIPPED OR CLAMPED.
What can happen?
A HOSE FAILURE COULD OCCUR ALLOWING HYDRAULIC FLUID STEAM TO IMPINGE ONTO HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS AND INITIATE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.