2008–2011 Spartan Gladiator recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Spartan Motors Chassis (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Gladiator emergency vehicles manufactured October 10, 2007, through May 11, 2011, and equipped with an engine cooling fan and a Cummins ISM engine. In the affected vehicles, excessive vibration of the engine cooling fan can result in the fan shattering while spinning.
💥 The risk
If the fan shatters when the cab is raised, a person in the vicinity of the engine could be struck by pieces of the fan and injured.
🔧 The fix
Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine cooling fan with a more robust one, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2014. Customers may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Chassis' number for this recall is 14001.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V022000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 14001
- Manufacturer
- Spartan Motors, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 480
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 28, 2014
- Built
- Oct 10, 2007 – May 11, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.