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Sparta Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1975–2002

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Sparta model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Sparta model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
2
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
5
8 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Sparta. Our database also holds 2 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Sparta model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Sparta models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Sparta models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Bd1999–200201
Buddy1975–197801
Deluxe1975–197801
Gh1999–200201
Lb1999–200201

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 2 newest campaigns covering a Sparta vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
03V2980003 Sparta models

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVEON CERTAIN TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SEALCO SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED IN ARVINMERITOR AXLES, PART NOS. 110700 AND 110800, THERE IS A RECESSED AREA ON TOP OF THE VALVE IN WHICH A BRASS GUIDE PIN FITS DOWN INSIDE THE BODY OF THE VALVE AND IS HELD IN PLACE BY A STEEL SNAP RING. THE RECESSED AREA ALLOWS ACCUMULATION OF WATER, DIRT, AND/OR CHEMICALS TO BUILD UP BEHIND THE SNAP RING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NO LONGER CONTAIN THE GUIDE PIN RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR VALVE.

77V041000Buddy, Deluxe

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONTHE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 123, "MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS". THE ENGINE STOP SWITCH ON THESE VEHICLES IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HANDLE BAR INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT HANDLE BAR.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Sparta model year

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