Recall Register

2002 Spartan Metrostar: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2002 Spartan Metrostar. 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

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,885 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. 13V613000Received . 3 units.

    Seat Belts

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2002 MetroStar, 2009 Gladiator, and 2013 Gladiator emergency response vehicles equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckles, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Chassis' number for this recall is 13026.

    Report filed by Spartan Motors, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 13026. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 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: .

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20001
  4. 20013
  5. 20024
  6. 20033
  7. 20044
  8. 20055
  9. 20066
  10. 20077
  11. 200812
  12. 200915
  13. 201019
  14. 201115
  15. 201215
  16. 201321
  17. 201421
  18. 201519
  19. 201611
  20. 201713
  21. 201813
  22. 201914
  23. 20206

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Spartan Metrostar: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/spartan/metrostar/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 Metrostar?
1,885 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Spartan Metrostar have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 49 recall campaigns for the Spartan Metrostar, model years 1998 to 2020. 4 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Spartan Metrostar open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.