{
  "title": "Spartan recall 11V187: Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar (2008 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v187/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V187 (Spartan): SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Spartan Chassis, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 March 2011. 12 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan is recalling certain model year 2008, 2010, and 2011 gladiator, as well as model year 2010 metrostar vehicles manufactured from march 4, 2009 through february 22, 2011, and equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters. due to an incomplete \"knitting\" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.” 11V187 SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. Service Brakes, Air:Slack Adjusters:Automatic 21 March 2011 2008-2011 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR SLACK ADJUSTERS WITH THIS FLOW NOTCH COULD CRACK UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. SPARTAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY C",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:50:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:43:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 11V187: Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar (2008 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v187/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}