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Recall · 20V492000

Spartan Fire recalled the SPARTAN FIRE Gladiator over exterior lighting

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Vehicles covered

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Model

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Model years

August 19, 2020

Filed with NHTSA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The defect
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling one 2018 Gladiator vehicle equipped with Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED stop, tail, turn, and reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What it can cause
The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
What the dealer does
Spartan will notify the owner and instruct them to contact Code 3 to obtain a filter kit (part number CZ0199), free of charge. The recall began January 13, 2021. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-866-582-2376. Spartan's number for this recall is 20-10.
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 .

VehicleModel yearsSafety record
Spartan FireGladiator2018Not published here

How this campaign compares

At 1 vehicle this is a small campaign: 100% 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 one model year, 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.

The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V453000 (service brakes, air), 23V389000 (equipment), 21V567000 (equipment), 21V507000 (fuel system, diesel).

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 August 19, 2020 as campaign 20V492000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.

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