Spartan
Spartan has 47 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1986–2025), with 183 recall campaigns and 30 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2015 (16). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (120.7 per 1,000 component mentions). The Highlander line has the most complaints, 8 over 7 model years.
A further 3 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Spartan and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Spartan model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Spartan only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1.1 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| K2 | 29 | 55 | 5 | 0.2 | Steering |
| K3 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 0.2 | Electrical System |
| Mountain Master | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Gladiator | 35 | 69 | 2 | 0.1 | Seats |
| Advantage | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0.1 | Tires |
| Metrostar | 23 | 49 | 1 | 0.0 | Unknown or Other |
| MM | 21 | 34 | 1 | 0.0 | Unknown or Other |
| Charger | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | Electrical System |
| Alpine | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | Electrical System |
| Summit | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | Suspension |
| Diamond | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Metro Star | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SB | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| K4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Baron | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MG | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Furion | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| K1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| GLD | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Silent Knight | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RMP 100 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FUR | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MTR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TDA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| LOW Profile Gladiator | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RMA 103 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MM2242 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RMA 75 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mountain Master GT | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SB2142 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ADV | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CT2242 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| EC2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| GLC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| GLS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| K22242 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| AMB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| IC2242 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TB2242 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Furion R/T | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| GA41M-2142 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| GA47M-3164 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Summit GTI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Spartan complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Spartan had?
183 NHTSA recall campaigns name Spartan vehicles (model years 1986–2025). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 92,885, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Spartan model line has the most complaints?
Highlander: 8 complaints over 7 model years (1.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Spartan?
electrical system (120.7 per 1,000 mentions), power train (103.4 per 1,000 mentions), structure (86.2 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.