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Spartan Low Profile Gladiator Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Spartan Low Profile Gladiator (1994–1998).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan Low Profile Gladiator model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1998 Spartan Low Profile Gladiator10
1997 Spartan Low Profile Gladiator30
1996 Spartan Low Profile Gladiator20
1995 Spartan Low Profile Gladiator10
1994 Spartan Low Profile Gladiator10

All Spartan Low Profile Gladiator recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Spartan Low Profile Gladiator, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Suspension

    NHTSA 98V286000 Reported 39 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: fire trucks. If the driver accelerates in a turn above 20 MPH forward speed, the lock pin is actuated and causes the axle to resist returning to the straight ahead position after the turn is completed because the lock pin is binding on the clamp plate surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the tag axles on these fire trucks.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  2. Electrical system: front underhood

    NHTSA 98V252000 Reported 169 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: fire trucks. A defective electrical harness, part no. 200185, was used on these fire trucks, causing an inoperative 'check transmission light.' there would be no in-cab indication of a transmission fault which could lead to an inoperative vehicle if not serviced according to the transmission failure codes.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair the wiring in these harnesses.

    Model years: 1998

  3. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 98V109000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: fire truck chassis equipped with telma retarder and wabco version 'd' anti-lock brake system (ABS). The ABS test mode wiring was incorrectly wired through the console resulting in the inability to read and clear the blink codes on these fire trucks.

    Remedy: Dealers will perform a wiring change in the center console.

    Model years: 1997

  4. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 98V077000 Reported 477 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN MOTORS, INC.

    Vehicle description: fire trucks with occupant side entry doors. A difficulty in latching the side entry doors to the full closed position, and/or, the doors may release to the secondary latch position. Also loose rivets can cause the latch control mechanism to bind not allowing the door to latch properly when shut.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors.

    Model years: 1996, 1997

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.