{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 12V579 (12016): Spartan Force, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar and 1 more (2012 to 2013)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v579/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V579 (Spartan): If the windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Force, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, Spartan Metrostar-X, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Spartan Chassis, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 December 2012. 36 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors Chassis is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Gladiator, Metro Star, Metro Star-X, and Force emergency rescue chassis cabs built between October 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012. The wiper motor shaft and the wiper arm shaft have different sized splines which may cause the windshield wipers to … 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 Spartan's own number for this recall: 12016. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V579 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “If the windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a crash.” 12V579 Spartan Chassis, Inc. Visibility/Wiper 10 December 2012 2012-2013 SPARTAN FORCE, SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR, SPARTAN METROSTAR-X If the windshield wiper",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:52:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:32:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 12V579 (12016): Spartan Force, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar and 1 more (2012 to 2013)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v579/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}