Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V513000

Equipment

Spartan Motors, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-08-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V513000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Vehicles affected
95
Reported to NHTSA
2014-08-20
Owners notified
2014-09-29

Defect description

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Gladiator, and 2011 and 2013-2014 MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured June 15, 2011, to January 14, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with a pressure governor or hand throttle supplied by Fire Research Corporation (FRC). Due to an issue with the software for the pressure governor or hand throttle, the affected vehicles may experience an engine surge.

Safety risk

A surge in engine speed can cause increased water pressure at the end of a fire hose, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14013.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Gladiator2015 2014 2013
SPARTAN Metrostar2014 2013 2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.