2006 Spartan Motorhome Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Spartan Motorhome, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Visibility375.0%
- Body & structure125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SPARTAN MOTORHOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WERE NOT SECURED IN THE FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BRACKETS MIGHT NEED TO BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH OTHER UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SPARTAN MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE STATIONERY DUAL PANE WINDOWS BECAME PERMANENTLY FOGGED. THE WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE NOT FILLED PROPERLY. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SPARTAN MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDOW SEAL IN THE THERMAN PAIN GLASS WAS FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,440 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500. UPDATED 4/3/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/13/12
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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