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2003 Spartan Advantage Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2003 Spartan Advantage. Check your own VIN below.

2
safety recalls
0
owner complaints to NHTSA

2 safety recalls for the 2003 Spartan Advantage

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Service brakes, air and reservoir/tank (service brakes)

    NHTSA 18V350000 Reported 309 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Motors USA

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

  2. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 10V052000 Reported 650 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2003 Spartan Advantage. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Spartan Advantage model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Spartan Advantage model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1989 Spartan Advantage10
1990 Spartan Advantage20
1991 Spartan Advantage20
1992 Spartan Advantage20
1993 Spartan Advantage20
1994 Spartan Advantage20
1995 Spartan Advantage20
1996 Spartan Advantage30
1997 Spartan Advantage30
1998 Spartan Advantage30
1999 Spartan Advantage30
2000 Spartan Advantage10
2001 Spartan Advantage31
2002 Spartan Advantage40
2003 Spartan Advantage20
2004 Spartan Advantage20
2005 Spartan Advantage20
2006 Spartan Advantage30
2007 Spartan Advantage60
2008 Spartan Advantage30
2009 Spartan Advantage30
2010 Spartan Advantage30
2011 Spartan Advantage30
2012 Spartan Advantage30
2013 Spartan Advantage30
2014 Spartan Advantage20
2015 Spartan Advantage21
2016 Spartan Advantage10
2017 Spartan Advantage10
2018 Spartan Advantage10

Checking a specific 2003 Spartan Advantage

How do I know if my 2003 Spartan Advantage has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2003 Spartan Advantage; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Spartan dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 10V052000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Spartan models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.