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Spartan mounting fasteners for the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) cabinets may not be the correct size, allowing the cabinets to break free from their mountings in the event of a crash.

NHTSA campaign 18V-691 · Reported October 3, 2018 · 923 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Spartan Gladiator and Metrostar
VEHICLES AFFECTED
923
REMEDY
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect size fasteners with the correct fasteners, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Spartan Motors USA reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The mounting fasteners for the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) cabinets may not be the correct size, allowing the cabinets to break free from their mountings in the event of a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect size fasteners with the correct fasteners, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-691.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2001–2019Spartan Gladiator
2001–2019Spartan 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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