- Vehicles
- 95
- Built between
- Jun 2011 – Jan 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 September 2014
- Repaired
- 23%
- Unrepaired
- 29
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2011 and January 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2015 Spartan GladiatorBuilt June 2011 to January 2014
- 2011, 2013-2014 Spartan MetrostarBuilt June 2011 to January 2014
Repair progress
29 of 95 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.
23% repaired — 22 of 95 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 44
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, 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.
What could happen
A surge in engine speed can cause increased water pressure at the end of a fire hose, increasing the risk of personal injury.
What gets fixed
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install a software update, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2011 to January 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 August 2014
- Owners notified29 September 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 23% 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 20 August 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 14013.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 14013
- 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.