Service Brakes, Air

NHTSA recall 16V448000 · announced June 20, 2016 · filed by Spartan Motors Usa · 38 units affected

The problem

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."

The risk

If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.

What to do

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2004 Spartan Gladiator
• 2005 Spartan Gladiator
• 2006 Spartan Gladiator
• 2007 Spartan Gladiator
• 2008 Spartan Gladiator
• 2009 Spartan Gladiator
• 2010 Spartan Gladiator
• 2011 Spartan Gladiator
• 2012 Spartan Gladiator
• 2013 Spartan Gladiator
• 2014 Spartan Gladiator
• 2015 Spartan Gladiator
• 2016 Spartan Gladiator

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.