- Vehicles
- 9
- Built between
- Oct 2012 – Feb 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 July 2014
- Repaired
- 100%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2012 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 Spartan GladiatorBuilt October 2012 to February 2014
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2015.
100% repaired — 9 of 9 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Gladiator emergency vehicles manufactured October 22, 2012, to February 12, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a high pressure fuel fitting may make contact with the aluminum engine tunnel overlay causing the fitting to wear and possibly leak fuel.
What could happen
If the fuel fitting leaks in the presence of an ignition source, there is an increased risk of fire.
What gets fixed
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a new remote fuel filter mounting bracket to move the filter inboard, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2012 to February 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 June 2014
- Owners notified30 July 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 100% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 June 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14009.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 14009
- Recalling manufacturer
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.