Recall Register

2002 Spartan Gladiator: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2002 Spartan Gladiator. The newest campaign is 18V691000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Oct 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V691000, in the NHTSA record

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect size fasteners with the correct fasteners, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 18030.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 3,167 units in total.

  1. 18V691000Received . 923 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2001-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator emergency vehicles. 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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect size fasteners with the correct fasteners, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 18030.

    Report filed by Spartan Motors USA. Manufacturer campaign number 18030. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V350000Received . 309 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2001-2018 Spartan Gladiator, Diamond, MetroStar, and Advantage emergency response vehicles. The affected vehicles may not be equipped with a pressure protection valve installed between the air reservoir and the lubrication control module. If the air line were to become disconnected between the lubrication control module and the air reservoir, a loss of air to the air brake system could occur. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of air to the air brake system could increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and install a pressure protection valve, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2018. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 18017.

    Report filed by Spartan Motors USA. Manufacturer campaign number 18017. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 10V052000Received . 650 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 advantage, barron, gladiator, metrostar, mountain star, and tr-1 fire apparatus chassis cabs manufactured between february 27, 2003 and november 17, 2009 and belts sold to various vehicle alters. Certain seat belt anchorages fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The seat belt may separate from the cab during a vehicle crash and fail to properly restrain the occupant. This may result in personal injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 1-800-543-4277 - Option 1.

    Report filed by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 10005. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 02V004009Received . 535 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Williams controls is handling the replacement of this pedal. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact williams control at 1-503-684-8600 or spartan at 1-800-722-3025.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC..

  5. 02V018004Received . 750 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Check Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with meritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (ABS) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Bolts torqued below specification will not reliably prevent air leakage at the affected ABS valve package interface joints once the component begins normal vehicle operation. If air leaks develop at any of the ABS valve package interface joints, brake system pressure reductions could occur during braking or normal operation with units equipped with the traction control option, potentially extending stopping distances, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Meritor wabco will tighten the fasteners to the proper specification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact meritor wabco at 859-746-5956.

    Report filed by SPARTAN MOTORS, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19861
  2. 19872
  3. 19882
  4. 19892
  5. 19903
  6. 19913
  7. 19923
  8. 19932
  9. 19943
  10. 19953
  11. 19964
  12. 19974
  13. 19984
  14. 19993
  15. 20001
  16. 20014
  17. 20025
  18. 20033
  19. 20048
  20. 20059
  21. 200612
  22. 200716
  23. 200821
  24. 200923
  25. 201029
  26. 201126
  27. 201224
  28. 201329
  29. 201428
  30. 201526
  31. 201614
  32. 201715
  33. 201813
  34. 201914
  35. 20207

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Spartan Gladiator: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/gladiator/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Spartan Motors USA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Spartan Gladiator?
3,167 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Spartan Gladiator have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 69 recall campaigns for the Spartan Gladiator, model years 1986 to 2020. 5 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Spartan Gladiator open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.