{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 16V140 (16003): Model Year 2014-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v140/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V140 (Spartan): If there is an incorrect reading of agent in the tank, it can increase the risk of injury to the fire fighter if the tank unexp...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2014 to 2015. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2016. 3 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured from November 18, 2014, through July 9, 2015. Under certain conditions, the fire-suppression-agent tank level pressure sensor may register an incorrect reading. This may result in the reading … 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: 16003. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V140 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 there is an incorrect reading of agent in the tank, it can increase the risk of injury to the fire fighter if the tank unexpectedly runs out of agent.” 16V140 Spartan Motors USA Equipment 8 March 2016 2014-2015 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If there is an incorrect reading of agent in the tank, it can increase the risk of inj",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:10:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 16V140 (16003): Model Year 2014-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v140/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}