Vehicle recall 13V066000 · February 28, 2013
Spartan Gladiator and Metrostar
The circuits on the control module of the APS may short and cause an inadvertent air bag deployment.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Metro Star and Gladiator fire trucks manufactured from March 29, 2012, through January 30, 2013 and equipped with a Spartan advanced protection system (APS) supplied by Takata Protection Systems. The circuits on the control module of the APS may short and cause an inadvertent air bag deployment.
- Consequence
- An inadvertent air bag deployment could result in personal injury or increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Spartan Motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new sub-wire harness on the control module of the APS, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008 - Option 4.
- Notes
- Spartan's recall campaign number is 13-004.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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V066000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 28, 2013
- Filed by
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 13-004
- Owner notification
- May 23, 2013
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 27
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags; Electrical system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Spartan Gladiator (2012-2013): 2013, 2012
- Spartan Metrostar (2012-2013): 2013, 2012
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