Spartan Motors USA: Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 322. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured December 12, 2008, to August 6, 2010. The affected vehicles have mirror lenses that may fall off due to vibration.
The risk
If the mirror lens comes loose and and falls out, the driver's ability to see objects in the mirror would be impaired, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a new mirror assembly, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan cutomer service at 1-800-582-3454. Spartan's number for this recall is 15016.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Spartan Metrostar | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V547000.
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