Legends class Prime has a slot on the top of his truck mode (I assume it's his back in robot mode). Legends Jetfire has a (seemingly) corresponding peg on top of his vehicle mode.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...ml#post2563065
Unlikely. Springer's design has a different transformation (bearing in mind Incinerator had a very simple design). If he is an on-screen character, then Incinerator was the basic template which they would expand upon.