Recall · 20V138000
Spartan Fire recalled 2 models over parking brake
86
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
March 10, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
- The defect
- Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Fire Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency vehicles. The park brake control line may loosen and separate, possibly causing the park brake to be unintentionally applied.
- What it can cause
- If the park brake is applied while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle may suddenly decelerate and experience a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the fitting control line, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 26, 2020. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 20005.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| SpartanGladiator | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| SpartanMetrostar | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 86 vehicles this is a small campaign: 72% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Spartan vehicles have been recalled over the parking brake 3 times before this, most recently in May 2017 as 17V294000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 21V436000 (equipment), 20V203000 (parking brake), 20V163000 (parking brake).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC with NHTSA on March 10, 2020 as campaign 20V138000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-03-10.
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