Spartan CHARGER problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1987 to 1998 model years. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 1 | 100.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood | 1 |
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
2000: 1
Pattern summary
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 731375 · 2000-09-14 (September 14, 2000)
THE SFD HAS SIX FIRE APPARATUS WITH THIS CHASSIS FROM THE 93 AND 94 MODEL YEARS. TWO HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE LEFT BATTERY BANK AND THE STARTER. I PERSONALLY WAS DRIVING ONE OF THEM WHEN TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE SHUT OFF ALL POWER INCLUDING LIGHTS (ENGINE 20). ENGINE 10 CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FIRE STATION APPARATUS BAY AND WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SERIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE STATION OCCURRED. THE SPECIFICS AS TO MILEAGE AND DATE ARE APPROXIMATE. I AM REPORTING THIS ON MY OWN NOT AS AN OFFICIAL DEPAR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 731375 at NHTSA ↗
Recalls by model year
All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.
Recall campaigns
Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 |
1987: 1; 1988: 1; 1989: 1; 1990: 1; 1991: 2; 1992: 2; 1993: 2; 1994: 2; 1995: 2; 1996: 3; 1997: 3; 1998: 1