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Spartan wiper motor shaft and the wiper arm shaft have different sized splines which may cause the windshield wipers to become inoperative.

NHTSA campaign 12V-579 · Reported December 10, 2012 · 36 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Gladiator, Metro Star X and Metrostar
VEHICLES AFFECTED
36
REMEDY
Spartan will notify owners and replace the wipers free of charge The safety recall began on January 15, 2013.
COST
Free

The short version

Spartan Chassis, Inc. reported a problem with the visibility/wiper. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The wiper motor shaft and the wiper arm shaft have different sized splines which may cause the windshield wipers to become inoperative.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Spartan will notify owners and replace the wipers free of charge The safety recall began on January 15, 2013.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-579.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012–2013Spartan Gladiator
2013Spartan Metro Star X
2012–2013Spartan Metrostar

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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