{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 15V603 (15021): Model Year 2014 MetroStar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v603/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V603 (Spartan): If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral on the way to attend a fire, the delay may hinder fire fighting efforts. Addition...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Metrostar, model year 2014. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 28 September 2015. 14 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014 MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured January 5, 2015, to March 9, 2015, and equipped with a fire pump and a Hale Products K-Gearbox. The K-Gearbox transmission in the affected vehicles may unexpectedly shift to neutral while traveling to or from a … 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: 15021. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V603 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 vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral on the way to attend a fire, the delay may hinder fire fighting efforts. Additionally, the loss of drive may increase the risk of a crash.” 15V603 Spartan Motors USA Equipment 28 September 2015 2014-2014 SPARTAN METROSTAR If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral on the way to attend a fire, the delay may hi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:32:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T08:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 15V603 (15021): Model Year 2014 MetroStar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v603/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}