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1996 Spartan GT1

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

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.
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Latest Aug 7, 2000
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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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.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1996 Spartan GT1, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

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

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 7, 2000

THE PREVIOUS PAGE DID NOT ALLOW FOR COMPLETE ENTRY OF THE MODEL OR SIZE. THE PROBLEM WITH TWO BRIDGESTONE ROADHANDLER GT PERFORMANCE H TIRES APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN NEWS RELEASES AND YOUR RECORDED MESSAGES ABOUT THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES FOR SUVS. THE TIRES WERE ON A 92 ACURA LEGEND. THEY WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES PURCHASED AT SEARS. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MY WIFE DEPARTED ON A TRIP OF SOME 700 MILES. THE TREAD COVERED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ROOSEVELTS HEAD ON A DIME (THE TRADITIONAL MEASIRE OF TREAD DEPTH FOR AMATEURS.) UPON HER RETURN, SEHE WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRACITY EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN A SIGNIFICANT "BUMPING" STARTED. THE DEGREE OF VIBRATION AND THE SUDDENNESS OF ONSET CAUSED US TO BELIEVE IT HAD THROWN A BALANCING WEIGHT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TOI SEARS FIRST THING THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY FOUND A PROFOUND TREAD SEPARATION (FOR THE CARCUS) ON ONE FRONT TIRE. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE OTHER FRONT TIRE, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN EASILY IDENTIFIED SEPARATION. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. BECAUSE THE TIRES HAD A 50K GUARANTEE AND THE TIRE HAD 52K (DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SIGNIFICANT TREAD), SEARS AND FIRESTONE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE MATTER SHOULD BE PURSUED. (AS A PERSONAL NOTE: IF THE TREAD FAILURE HAD OCCURRED 30 MILES EARLY, MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT SPEED - 70 MPH - ON HEAVILY TRAVELED I -4 WERE A TREAD FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTRUOUS TO HER AND OTHERS.. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

NHTSA ID
726878
Incident
Apr 15, 2000

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Spartan GT1 by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
1996Viewing100—
1995010—
1994010—
1993010—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.