The defect
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 Advantage, Diamond, Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency response vehicles manufactured January 18, 2007 to February 9, 2015. The front wheels of the affected vehicles have valve stems that may rub against the brake caliper.
The risk
If the valve stems rub against the brake caliper, a hole may develop causing the tire to deflate suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front wheel valve stems and replace any that have wear marks, free of charge. The recall began on September 2, 2015. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 15012.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: TIRES:VALVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Advantage | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Advantage | 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Diamond | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2007 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2008 | 0 | 21 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2009 | 0 | 23 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2010 | 0 | 29 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2011 | 0 | 26 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2012 | 0 | 24 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2013 | 0 | 29 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2014 | 2 | 28 |
| Spartan Gladiator | 2015 | 0 | 26 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| Spartan Metrostar | 2009 | 0 | 15 |
Other tires recalls in 2015
12 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the tires; Spartan Motors, Inc. filed 41 campaigns in all.
| 15V889000 31 Dec 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V864000 22 Dec 2015 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 15V740000 9 Nov 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V663000 16 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V552000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V514000 13 Aug 2015 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 15V455000 22 Jul 2015 | Tracker Marine L.L.C. |
| 15V306000 26 May 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015