Spartan Motors USA: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank
Spartan Motors USA reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 23, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,746. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2004-2020 Emergency Response Gladiator and Spartan vehicles equipped with a pneumatically-controlled automatic tire chain system. The air pressure control lines may not be pressure-protected. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
Without the control line being pressure-protected, in the event the control line is severed, air may suddenly be lost from the service reservoir system, causing the brakes to apply unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the control lines, rerouting them into the auxiliary air reservoir as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2019. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 19017.
34 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Spartan Gladiator | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Spartan Metrostar | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan Gladiator | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2007 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Spartan Gladiator | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Spartan Metrostar | 0 | 4 | 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 19V674000.
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