Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V448000

Service brakes, air

Spartan Motors USA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-06-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V448000

Service brakes, air

Component
Service brakes, air
Manufacturer
Spartan Motors USA
Vehicles affected
38
Reported to NHTSA
2016-06-20
Owners notified
2016-08-15

Defect description

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2004-2016 Gladiator tractor-drawn aerial emergency vehicles manufactured September 12, 2004, to September 30, 2015. The air brakes on these vehicles may have excessive actuation and release timing, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Safety risk

If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles with a new 3/8" control line, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16017.

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

13 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
SPARTAN Gladiator2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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.