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Spartan Gladiator

Every Spartan Gladiator model year on file, 1986 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years381986 to 2023
Recall campaigns70Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins242Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.5219861989199219951998200120042007201020132201620192023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seats leads the Spartan Gladiator complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seats
1
Structure
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Equipment
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Spartan Gladiator model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Spartan Gladiator by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone004
2022Not decoded0NoneNone004
2021Not decoded0NoneNone003
2020Other10.050705
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1409
2018Not decoded0NoneNone13014
2017Not decoded0NoneNone15022
2016Not decoded0NoneNone14020
2015Not decoded0NoneNone26017
2014Other20.010028017
2013Not decoded0NoneNone29016
2012Not decoded0NoneNone24014
2011Not decoded0NoneNone26014
2010Not decoded0NoneNone29013
2009Not decoded0NoneNone23010
2008Not decoded0NoneNone21011
2007Not decoded0NoneNone1608
2006Not decoded0NoneNone1208
2005Not decoded0NoneNone906
2004Not decoded0NoneNone807
2003Not decoded0NoneNone304
2002Not decoded0NoneNone504
2001Not decoded0NoneNone402
2000Not decoded0NoneNone102
1999Not decoded0NoneNone302
1998Not decoded0NoneNone401
1997Not decoded0NoneNone402
1996Van10.014401
1995Not decoded0NoneNone401
1994Not decoded0NoneNone401
1993Not decoded0NoneNone200
1992Not decoded0NoneNone300
1991Not decoded0NoneNone300
1990Not decoded0NoneNone300
1989Not decoded0NoneNone200
1988Not decoded0NoneNone200
1987Not decoded0NoneNone200
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Spartan Gladiator

  • 21V-436 Jun 9, 2021
    Wireless remote controller's sleep mode is disabled, and results in the batteries discharging faster than normal
    Equipment · 1 vehicles
  • 20V-203 Apr 8, 2020
    Park brake control line may loosen and possibly come out the fitting while the vehicle is in motion
    Brakes · 9 vehicles
  • 20V-163 Mar 20, 2020
    Park brake control line may loosen and possibly come out the fitting while the vehicle is in motion
    Brakes · 4 vehicles
  • 20V-138 Mar 10, 2020
    Park brake control line may loosen and separate, possibly causing the park brake to be unintentionally applied
    Brakes · 86 vehicles
  • 19V-925 Dec 30, 2019
    Brake relay valve may have an air flow restriction, which may require an extended distance in order to stop the vehicle
    Brakes · 2 vehicles
  • 19V-874 Dec 10, 2019
    Brake relay valve may have an air flow restriction, which may result in an extended stopping distance
    Brakes · 2 vehicles
  • 19V-828 Nov 19, 2019
    Air pressure control lines may not be pressure-protected
    Brakes · 94 vehicles
  • 19V-674 Sep 23, 2019
    Air pressure control lines may not be pressure-protected
    Brakes · 1,746 vehicles
  • 19V-523 Jul 12, 2019
    Front shocks may separate from their upper mount on the front suspension
    Steering · 234 vehicles
  • 19V-360 May 13, 2019
    Brake relay valve may have an air flow restriction, which may result in an extended stopping distance
    Brakes · 92 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.