{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 15V540 (15019): Model Year 2012-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v540/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V540 (Spartan): If the front splay rails crack, they may separate, causing the cab to collapse when it is being raised, increasing the risk of...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2012 to 2015. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 25 August 2015. 696 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured March 4, 2013, to December 17, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the front splay rails may crack. 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: 15019. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V540 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 front splay rails crack, they may separate, causing the cab to collapse when it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.” 15V540 Spartan Motors USA Structure:Frame And Members 25 August 2015 2012-2015 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the front splay rails crack, they may separate, causing the cab to collapse when it is being raised, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby. Spartan will",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:29:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T08:27:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 15V540 (15019): Model Year 2012-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v540/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}