{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2012437 (Spartan), 2012 to 2013: Other",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2012437/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2012437, SPARTAN METRO STAR, GLADIATOR, FORCE, 2012-12-19. On certain vehicles, the outside diameter of the windshield wiper pivot.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Metro Star, Gladiator, Force. Published by Transport Canada as 2012437 on 19 December 2012. System: Other. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the outside diameter of the windshield wiper pivot shaft is smaller than the inside diameter of the wiper arm. As a result, the wiper pivot shaft could spin in the wiper arm, rendering the windshield wipers inoperable. Loss of windshield wiping capability, should it occur during a rainy/snowy … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Spartan METRO STAR is named on 13 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Spartan recall 24V799 - 2024-2025 Metro Star, FC-94, 2025 Gladiator, and KME Panth... Spartan Fire recall 24V507 - 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Pan... Spartan Fire recall 24V453 - 2017-2019 Gladiator and 2018-2019 Metro Star Fire Trucks Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register. On certain vehicles, t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:08:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:08:59+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2012437 (Spartan), 2012 to 2013: Other\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2012437/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}