Spartan Gladiator (2004-2016): Service brakes, air
Recall 16V448000 · Jun 20, 2016 · Spartan Motors USA
38
vehicles affected
38
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V448000
- Date
- Jun 20, 2016
- Maker
- Spartan Motors USA
- Units affected
- 38
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air
- Model years
- 2004-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2004-2016 Gladiator tractor-drawn aerial emergency vehicles manufactured September 12, 2004, to September 30, 2015. The air brakes on these vehicles may have excessive actuation and release timing, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
What can happen
If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles with a new 3/8" control line, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16017.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 13 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V448000?
1 model: Spartan Gladiator (2004-2016), about 38 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V448000?
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles with a new 3/8" control line, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16017.
What can happen?
If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.